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怨艾

Word · Verb

resent; regret; blame oneself

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to resent; to regret; to blame oneself; to feel remorse

literary

Literary term expressing deep resentment or self-reproach. Commonly appears in the idiom 自怨自艾 (to regret one's actions).

shēn深
zì自
yuàn怨
yì艾

to deeply blame oneself; to be filled with remorse

Tā他
bù不
wèi为
shī失
bài败
zì自
yuàn怨
zì自
yì艾
 ,
ér而
shì是
jì继
xù续
nǔ努
lì力
 。

Instead of wallowing in self-pity over his failure, he continued to work hard.

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Yǔ与
qí其
zhōng终
rì日
yuàn怨
yì艾
 ,
bù不
rú如
jī积
jí极
gǎi改
biàn变
xiàn现
zhuàng状
 。

Rather than resenting all day long, it is better to actively change the current situation.