indignant at injustice; resentful of unfairness
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
indignant at injustice; feeling resentful and unconvinced when seeing unfair things
dialectChiefly Northern Chinese dialect (Beijing and surrounding areas). The '儿' suffix indicates the erhua pronunciation typical of Beijing dialect. Expresses righteous indignation or resentment when witnessing unfair treatment.
Tā他
kàn看
dào到
yǒu有
rén人
qī欺
fu负
ruò弱
xiǎo小
，
hěn很
shì是
qì气
bù不
fèn忿
r儿
。
He felt quite indignant when he saw someone bullying the weak.
Dà大
huǒ伙
r儿
dōu都
wèi为
zhè这
shì事
qì气
bù不
fèn忿
r儿
。
Everyone was resentful about this matter.
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Míng明
míng明
shì是
tā他
de的
cuò错
，
lǐng领
dǎo导
què却
pī批
píng评
wǒ我
，
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
qì气
bù不
fèn忿
r儿
。
It was clearly his fault, but the boss criticized me instead; it's really infuriating.