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怀冤抱屈
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怀冤抱屈

怀冤抱屈 — “To harbor a grievance”

怀冤抱屈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor a grievance”. To feel deeply wronged; to suffer injustice in one's heart. Literally, “Harbor injustice, embrace wrong”.

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怀冤抱屈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

怀冤抱屈 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
怀
huái7to harbor or cherish
冤
yuān10be wronged or suffer injustice
抱
bào8to embrace or hold
屈
qū8bend, yield, feel wronged

Example Sentence with 怀冤抱屈

他因为被误解而怀冤抱屈,心里非常难过
He harbored a grievance and felt deeply wronged because he was misunderstood, which made him very sad.

Idioms Related to 怀冤抱屈

Synonyms of 怀冤抱屈

  • hán含yuān冤fù负qū屈suffer a great injustice

More idioms starting with 怀

  • huái怀cì刺màn漫miè灭too arrogant to seek others
  • huái怀gǔ古shāng伤jīn今reflect on past, lament present
  • huái怀tǔ土zhī之qíng情longing for one's homeland
  • huái怀ān安bài败míng名Ruin reputation by pursuing comfort
  • huái怀bǎo宝mí迷bāng邦possess talent but not serve the state
  • huái怀shān山xiāng襄líng陵engulfing mountains and overflowing hills
  • huái怀dé德wèi畏wēi威cherish benevolence and fear authority
  • huái怀hèn恨zài在xīn心harbor resentment in heart
  • huái怀è恶bù不quān悛harbor evil and refuse to repent
  • huái怀cái才bù不yù遇have talent but no opportunity to use it
  • huái怀cái才bào抱qì器possessing both virtue and talent
  • huái怀cái才bào抱dé德possessing both talent and virtue

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Questions about 怀冤抱屈

What does 怀冤抱屈 mean?

怀冤抱屈 (huái yuān bào qū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor a grievance”.

How do you pronounce 怀冤抱屈?

怀冤抱屈 is pronounced huái yuān bào qū in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 怀冤抱屈 literally mean?

Literally, 怀冤抱屈 means “Harbor injustice, embrace wrong”. It is used to mean “to harbor a grievance”.

What is the Chinese definition of 怀冤抱屈?

心中有冤屈。

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