filled with righteous indignation
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to be filled with righteous indignation; burning with anger at injustice
formalFormal idiom expressing strong moral outrage at unfairness or wrongdoing. Literally means 'righteous anger fills the chest'.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
bù不
gōng公
zhèng正
de的
jué决
dìng定
，
dà大
jiā家
yì义
fèn愤
tián填
yīng膺
。
Hearing this unfair decision, everyone was filled with righteous indignation.
Tā他
mù目
dǔ睹
le了
zhè这
chǎng场
bào暴
xíng行
，
gǎn感
dào到
yì义
fèn愤
tián填
yīng膺
。
He witnessed this atrocity and felt burning with righteous anger.
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Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
zhǒng种
bù不
gōng公
，
rén人
mín民
qún群
zhòng众
wú无
bù不
yì义
fèn愤
tián填
yīng膺
。
Faced with such injustice, the masses were all filled with indignation.
Zhè这
fān番
yì义
zhèng正
cí词
yán严
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
ràng让
tīng听
zhòng众
yì义
fèn愤
tián填
yīng膺
。
This righteous and stern speech filled the audience with righteous indignation.