cry out against injustice; protest unfairness
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cry out against injustice; to protest unfairness; to voice one's grievances
literaryOriginating from Han Yu's 'Preface to Seeing Off Meng Dongye' (《送孟东野序》): 'When things are not fair, there is a cry.' Used to describe the moral obligation to speak out against wrongdoing rather than remain silent.
Miàn面
duì对
shè社
huì会
bù不
gōng公
，
zhī知
shi识
fèn分
zǐ子
yīng应
dāng当
bù不
píng平
zé则
míng鸣
。
In the face of social injustice, intellectuals should cry out against unfairness.
Tā他
xìng性
gé格
gěng耿
zhí直
，
yù遇
dào到
bù不
píng平
zé则
míng鸣
，
jué绝
bù不
rěn忍
qì气
tūn吞
shēng声
。
He has an upright character; when encountering injustice, he speaks out and never swallows his anger.
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Gǔ古
rén人
jiǎng讲
jiu究
bù不
píng平
zé则
míng鸣
，
yù遇
dào到
bù不
gōng公
zhèng正
de的
shì事
jiù就
yào要
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
fā发
shēng声
。
The ancients valued crying out against injustice; when encountering unfair matters, one must speak out bravely.
Zài在
zhè这
ge个
shí时
dài代
，
wǒ我
men们
gèng更
xū需
yào要
bù不
píng平
zé则
míng鸣
de的
yǒng勇
qì气
。
In this era, we need even more the courage to cry out against injustice.