fèn
tián
yīng

idiom
common

Meaning of 义愤填膺

义愤填膺 means to be filled with righteous indignation; burning with anger at injustice. Pronounced yì fèn tián yīng.

  • to be filled with righteous indignation; burning with anger at injustice

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
dào
zhè
ge
gōng
zhèng
de
jué
dìng
 
jiā
fèn
tián
yīng
 

Hearing this unfair decision, everyone was filled with righteous indignation.

le
zhè
chǎng
bào
xíng
 
gǎn
dào
fèn
tián
yīng
 

He witnessed this atrocity and felt burning with righteous anger.

Miàn
duì
zhè
zhǒng
gōng
 
rén
mín
qún
zhòng
fèn
tián
yīng
 

Faced with such injustice, the masses were all filled with indignation.

Zhè
fān
zhèng
yán
de
yǎn
jiǎng
ràng
tīng
zhòng
fèn
tián
yīng
 

This righteous and stern speech filled the audience with righteous indignation.