wōxīn

窝心

Word · AdjectiveTraditional窩心

feel aggrieved; frustrated; stifled

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

feeling depressed, frustrated or suffocated due to being wronged or insulted without being able to express or vent it

dialect

Commonly used in Northern and Northeastern Chinese dialects to describe a feeling of bottled-up frustration from being unable to vent grievances. Carries a negative emotional connotation.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
ràng让
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
hěn很
wō窝
xīn心
 。

This matter made him feel very aggrieved and unable to vent his frustration.

Shòu受
le了
zhè这
me么
dà大
de的
wěi委
qu屈
 ,
xīn心
lǐ里
zhēn真
wō窝
xīn心
 。

Having suffered such a great injustice, he felt truly depressed and stifled inside.

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Tā他
zuì最
wō窝
xīn心
de的
shì是
méi没
rén人
lǐ理
jiě解
tā他
de的
kǔ苦
zhōng衷
 。

What frustrated him most was that no one understood his difficulties.

Bié别
wō窝
zài在
xīn心
lǐ里
 ,
yǒu有
shén什
me么
wěi委
qu屈
shuō说
chū出
lái来
 。

Don't keep it bottled up inside; speak out if you feel wronged.