冤 - yuān - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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冤

yuān

Definition

injustice
grievance
wrong

Character Decomposition

Related words (34)

冤业

yuān yè

sin (in Buddhism); enmity leading to sin; also written 冤孽

冤仇

yuān chóu

rancor; enmity; hatred resulting from grievances

enemy; foe

sin (in Buddhism); enmity leading to sin

冤家

yuān jia

enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love

冤屈

yuān qū

to receive unjust treatment; injustice

冤情

yuān qíng

facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice

to suffer injustice

to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile

冤案

yuān àn

miscarriage of justice

冤死

yuān sǐ

to die of persecution

冤气

yuān qì

unfair treatment; injustice

冤狱

yuān yù

unjust charge or verdict; miscarriage of justice; frame-up

冤苦

yuān kǔ

suffering from injustice

冤诬

yuān wū

unjust charge; frame-up

冤钱

yuān qián

pointless expense; not worth the money spent

冤魂

yuān hún

ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances

冤大头

yuān dà tóu

spendthrift and foolish; sb with more money than sense

冤枉路

yuān wang lù

pointless trip; not worth the trip

冤枉钱

yuān wang qián

pointless expense; not worth the money spent

冤假错案

yuān jiǎ cuò àn

unjust, fake and false charges (in a legal case)

冤冤相报何时了

yuān yuān xiāng bào hé shí liǎo

if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)

伸冤

shēn yuān

to right wrongs; to redress an injustice

含冤

hán yuān

wronged; to suffer false accusations

喊冤

hǎn yuān

to cry out a grievance

洗冤

xǐ yuān

(lit.) to wash out a grievance; (fig.) to right a wrong; to redress an injustice

烦冤

fán yuān

frustrated; agitated; distressed

申冤

shēn yuān

to appeal for justice; to demand redress for a grievance

蒙冤

méng yuān

to be wronged; to be subjected to an injustice

诉冤

sù yuān

to complain; to vent one's grievances

不白之冤

bù bái zhī yuān

unrighted wrong; unredressed injustice

前生冤孽

qián shēng yuān niè

predestined relationship

欢喜冤家

huān xǐ yuān jia

quarrelsome but loving couple

鸣冤叫屈

míng yuān jiào qū

to complain bitterly

Idioms (3)

冤家对头

yuān jiā duì tóu

enemy (idiom); opponent; arch-enemy

冤家路窄

yuān jiā lù zhǎi

(lit.) enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions

不是冤家不聚头

bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu

destiny will make enemies meet (idiom); (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)

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