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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *冤* | 冤* | *冤
injustice / grievance / wrong
HSK 7-9
to accuse wrongly / to treat unjustly / injustice / wronged / not worthwhile
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *冤* | 冤* | *冤
old variant of
HSK 7-9
if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom) / fig. rivals inevitably cross paths
miscarriage of justice
ghost of one who died unjustly / departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances
to treat unjustly / an injustice
wronged / to suffer false accusations
enemy / foe / (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
to cry out a grievance
to right wrongs / to redress an injustice
to right a wrong; to redress an injustice
to be wronged / to be subjected to an injustice
to suffer an unjust death
sin (in Buddhism) / enmity leading to sin
unjust charge or verdict; miscarriage of justice; frame-up
rancor / enmity / hatred resulting from grievances
facts of an injustice / circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice
to complain / to vent one's grievances
resentment over unfair treatment
to complain bitterly
to treat (sb) unjustly / anguish caused by an injustice
enemy (idiom); opponent / arch-enemy
money spent in vain; wasted money
quarrelsome but loving couple
frustrated / agitated / distressed
The Injustice to Dou E (popular drama by 關漢卿|关汉卿)
pointless trip / not worth the trip
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) / (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)
unjust, fake and false charges (in a legal case)
wasted money / pointless expense
"Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified" (1247) by Song Ci 宋慈, said to be the world's first forensic science text
spendthrift and foolish / sb with more money than sense
unrighted wrong / unredressed injustice
to suffer injustice
for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom) / when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
sin (in Buddhism) / enmity leading to sin / also written 冤孽
unjust charge / frame-up
enemy / foe
one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
to appeal for justice / to demand redress for a grievance
Victims of Opium, novel by Peng Yangou 彭養鷗|彭养鸥, published in 1909


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