冤枉

Chinese

injustice; to wrong in the wrong; in vain
simp. and trad.
(冤枉)
冤 枉

Pronunciation


Verb

冤枉

  1. to treat unjustly; to wrong; to do someone wrong
    你這麼說可是冤枉你父親了。 [MSC, trad.]
    你这么说可是冤枉你父亲了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zhème shuō kěshì yuānwang nǐ fùqīn le. [Pinyin]
    You are doing your father wrong by speaking like this.
    冤枉呀,大人!  ―  Yuānwang ya, dàrén!  ―  It's unjust, your Excellency!

Synonyms

Noun

冤枉

  1. unjust treatment

Adjective

冤枉

  1. not worthwhile
  2. (Hakka) pitiful

Derived terms

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