







覆盆难照 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to an unredressed wrong or a deep injustice that cannot be brought to light or rectified, symbolizing a profound grievance that is difficult to appeal or resolve”. Literally, “hard to illuminate an overturned basin”.

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Open the tool →覆盆难照 (fù pén nán zhào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to an unredressed wrong or a deep injustice that cannot be brought to light or rectified, symbolizing a profound grievance that is difficult to appeal or resolve”.
覆盆难照 is pronounced fù pén nán zhào in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 覆盆难照 means “hard to illuminate an overturned basin”. It is used to mean “refers to an unredressed wrong or a deep injustice that cannot be brought to light or rectified, symbolizing a profound grievance that is difficult to appeal or resolve”.
覆盆:翻扣着盆子。翻扣着盆子,阳光照不到里面。比喻无处申诉的沉冤。亦作“覆盆之冤”。