枉物难消 — “Ill-gotten gains are hard to enjoy and often bring trouble or disaster”
枉物难消 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ill-gotten gains are hard to enjoy and often bring trouble or disaster”. Literally, “Unjust gains are hard to digest/dissipate”.
枉物难消 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- wǎng枉shǐ使xīn心jī机to scheme in vain
- wǎng枉kān勘xū虚zhāo招extract a false confession
- wǎng枉kǒu口jiáo嚼shé舌maliciously spread rumors and stir up trouble
- wǎng枉kǒu口bá拔shé舌speak maliciously and spread rumors
- wǎng枉kǒu口kuáng诳shé舌speak falsely and deceitfully
- wǎng枉mò墨jiǎo矫shéng绳distort or violate established rules
- wǎng枉chǐ尺zhí直xún寻yield a little to gain much
- wǎng枉jǐ己zhèng正rén人criticize others while flawed oneself
- wǎng枉dān担xū虚míng名bear an empty name in vain
- wǎng枉qǔ曲zhí直còu凑stubbornly follow a rigid course
- wǎng枉fǎ法xùn徇sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉fǎ法yíng营sī私bend the law for personal gain
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What does 枉物难消 mean?
枉物难消 (wǎng wù nán xiāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ill-gotten gains are hard to enjoy and often bring trouble or disaster”.
How do you pronounce 枉物难消?
枉物难消 is pronounced wǎng wù nán xiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉物难消 literally mean?
Literally, 枉物难消 means “Unjust gains are hard to digest/dissipate”. It is used to mean “Ill-gotten gains are hard to enjoy and often bring trouble or disaster”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉物难消?
指不义之财难于消受，反而招灾惹祸。