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衔冤负屈
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衔冤负屈

衔冤负屈 — “Hold injustice and bear grievance”

衔冤负屈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor a deep sense of injustice and suffer greatly from a wrong or false accusation”. Literally, “Hold injustice and bear grievance”.

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衔冤负屈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 衔xián
  • 冤yuān
  • 负fù
  • 屈qū

衔冤负屈 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
衔
xián11hold in mouth or rank
冤
yuān10be wronged or suffer injustice
负
fù6bear, lose, negative, betray
屈
qū8bend, yield, feel wronged

Example Sentence with 衔冤负屈

他因为被误解而衔冤负屈,多年来都未能释怀。
He felt deeply wronged and suffered from the misunderstanding, and could not let go of it for many years.

Idioms Related to 衔冤负屈

Synonyms of 衔冤负屈

  • fù负qū屈hán含yuān冤suffer injustice and bear grievance
  • fù负qū屈xián衔yuān冤to suffer a grave injustice

More idioms starting with 衔

  • xián衔yǒng勇tāo韬lì力Conceal prowess, bide time
  • xián衔huá华pèi佩shí实excellent in both form and content
  • xián衔kǒu口diàn垫bèi背Prepare for burial
  • xián衔āi哀zhì致chéng诚convey profound sincerity with deep sorrow
  • xián衔wěi尾xiāng相shǔ属following in a continuous line
  • xián衔wěi尾xiāng相suí随following closely in a line
  • xián衔hèn恨jiǔ九yuán原die with lingering regret
  • xián衔hèn恨méng蒙wǎng枉harbor resentment and suffer injustice
  • xián衔bēi悲rú茹hèn恨harbor deep sorrow and bitter resentment
  • xián衔bēi悲xù蓄hèn恨Harbor deep sorrow and resentment
  • xián衔méi枚jí疾zǒu走march swiftly and silently
  • xián衔jué橛zhī之biàn变an unexpected accident or mishap

Questions about 衔冤负屈

What does 衔冤负屈 mean?
衔冤负屈 (xián yuān fù qū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor a deep sense of injustice and suffer greatly from a wrong or false accusation”.
How do you pronounce 衔冤负屈?
衔冤负屈 is pronounced xián yuān fù qū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衔冤负屈 literally mean?
Literally, 衔冤负屈 means “Hold injustice and bear grievance”. It is used to mean “to harbor a deep sense of injustice and suffer greatly from a wrong or false accusation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衔冤负屈?
衔:含在嘴里,负:遭受;比喻心怀冤枉,身受委屈。
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