Chinese

yuānqū
Meaning: grievance; injustice; to wrong someone
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb

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Example sentences

班長為此受了不少冤屈。
班长为此受了不少冤屈。
The class monitor suffered a lot of grievances for this.
由於他出面作證,我才得以洗刷冤屈。
Thanks to him coming forward to testify, I was able to clear my name.
他終於洗刷了多年的冤屈。
He finally cleared the grievances of many years.

Usage Notes

Refers to being treated unfairly or being wrongly accused. Can be both a noun and a verb.

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