suffer an unredressed wrong; harbor grievances
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suffer an unredressed wrong; to harbor grievances without redress
literaryTypically used in formal or literary contexts to describe someone who dies or lives with unresolved grievances. Often appears in the set phrase 含冤而死.
Tā他
hán含
yuān冤
rù入
yù狱
，
shí十
nián年
hòu后
zhōng终
yú于
píng平
fǎn反
。
He was wrongfully imprisoned and was finally exonerated after ten years.
Lǎo老
rén人
hán含
yuān冤
ér而
sǐ死
，
zhì至
sǐ死
wèi未
néng能
zhāo昭
xuě雪
。
The old man died with his grievances unredressed, never cleared of the false accusations even in death.
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Tā她
nìng宁
yuàn愿
hán含
yuān冤
shòu受
qū屈
，
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
chū出
mài卖
péng朋
yǒu友
。
She would rather suffer wrongs and humiliation than betray her friends.