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冤沉海底

冤沉海底 — “Injustice sinking to the bottom of the sea”

冤沉海底 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an injustice or grievance that is buried deep and unlikely to be redressed or cleared; a deep-seated wrong that is hard to vindicate”. Literally, “Injustice sinking to the bottom of the sea”.

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冤沉海底 Pronunciation and Pinyin

冤沉海底 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
冤
yuān10be wronged or suffer injustice
沉
chén7sink, submerge, deep, calm
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
底
dǐ8bottom; base; background

Example Sentence with 冤沉海底

他多年来一直被误解,即使有证据,真相也仿佛冤沉海底,无人愿意深入调查。
For years, he was misunderstood; even with evidence, the truth remained buried like an injustice at the bottom of the sea, and no one was willing to investigate further.

Idioms Related to 冤沉海底

More idioms starting with 冤

  • yuān冤chóu仇kě可jiě解bù不kě可jié结Resolve grudges, don't create new ones
  • yuān冤jiǎ假cuò错àn案unjust, false, and wrong cases
  • yuān冤yuān冤xiāng相bào报Revenge breeds revenge
  • yuān冤gè各yǒu有tóu头,,zhài债gè各yǒu有zhǔ主Find the one responsible
  • yuān冤tiān天qū屈dì地feel extremely wronged and aggrieved
  • yuān冤rú如xiàng巷bó伯grievously wronged like Xiang Bo
  • yuān冤jia家kě可jiě解bù不kě可jié结Resolve enmities, don't foster them
  • yuān冤jiā家yí宜jiě解bù不yí宜jié结resolve disputes, not escalate them
  • yuān冤jiā家duì对tóu头sworn enemies
  • yuān冤jia家lù路xiá狭Adversaries are destined to meet
  • yuān冤jiā家lù路zhǎi窄Enemies are bound to meet
  • yuān冤yǒu有tóu头,,zhài债yǒu有zhǔ主Find the true person responsible

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What does 冤沉海底 mean?

冤沉海底 (yuān chén hǎi dǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an injustice or grievance that is buried deep and unlikely to be redressed or cleared; a deep-seated wrong that is hard to vindicate”.

How do you pronounce 冤沉海底?

冤沉海底 is pronounced yuān chén hǎi dǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 冤沉海底 literally mean?

Literally, 冤沉海底 means “Injustice sinking to the bottom of the sea”. It is used to mean “an injustice or grievance that is buried deep and unlikely to be redressed or cleared; a deep-seated wrong that is hard to vindicate”.

What is the Chinese definition of 冤沉海底?

形容所受的冤屈很难得到昭雪。

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