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冤
冤
yuan1
 
- injustice; grievance; wrong
 
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冤
寃
yuan1
 
- old variant of 冤
 
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不白之冤
不白之冤
bu4 bai2 zhi1 yuan1
 
- unrighted wrong; unredressed injustice
 
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不是冤家不聚头
不是冤家不聚頭
bu4 shi4 yuan1 jia1 bu4 ju4 tou2
 
- destiny will make enemies meet (idiom); (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
 
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窦娥冤
竇娥冤
dou4 e2 yuan1
 
- The Injustice to Dou E (popular drama by 關漢卿|关汉卿)
 
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烦冤
煩冤
fan2 yuan1
 
- frustrated; agitated; distressed
 
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含冤
含冤
han2 yuan1
 
- wronged; to suffer false accusations
 
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喊冤
喊冤
han3 yuan1
 
- to cry out a grievance
 
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黑籍冤魂
黑籍冤魂
hei1 ji2 yuan1 hun2
 
- Black Register of Lost Souls, long novel by Peng Yangou 彭養鷗|彭养鸥 about the destructive influence of opium, published in 1897 and 1909
 
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欢喜冤家
歡喜冤家
huan1 xi3 yuan1 jia5
 
- quarrelsome but loving couple
 
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蒙冤
蒙冤
meng2 yuan1
 
- to be wronged; to be subjected to an injustice
 
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鸣冤叫屈
鳴冤叫屈
ming2 yuan1 jiao4 qu1
 
- to complain bitterly
 
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前生冤孽
前生冤孽
qian2 sheng1 yuan1 nie4
 
- predestined relationship
 
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申冤
申冤
shen1 yuan1
 
- to appeal for justice; to demand redress for a grievance
 
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伸冤
伸冤
shen1 yuan1
 
- to right wrongs; to redress an injustice
 
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诉冤
訴冤
su4 yuan1
 
- to complain; to vent one's grievances
 
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洗冤
洗冤
xi3 yuan1
 
- lit. to wash out a grievance; fig. to right a wrong; to redress an injustice
 
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洗冤集录
洗冤集錄
xi3 yuan1 ji2 lu4
 
- Record of Washed Grievances (1247) by Song Ci 宋慈, said to be the world's first legal forensic text
 
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冤案
冤案
yuan1 an4
 
- miscarriage of justice
 
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冤仇
冤仇
yuan1 chou2
 
- rancor; enmity; hatred resulting from grievances
 
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冤大头
冤大頭
yuan1 da4 tou2
 
- spendthrift and foolish; sb with more money than sense
 
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冤魂
冤魂
yuan1 hun2
 
- ghost of one who died unjustly; departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances
 
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冤家对头
冤家對頭
yuan1 jia1 dui4 tou2
 
- enemy (idiom); opponent; arch-enemy
 
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冤家路窄
冤家路窄
yuan1 jia1 lu4 zhai3
 
- lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
 
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冤家宜解不宜结
冤家宜解不宜結
yuan1 jia1 yi2 jie3 bu4 yi2 jie2
 
- It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)
 
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冤假错案
冤假錯案
yuan1 jia3 cuo4 an4
 
- unjust, fake and false charges (in a legal case)
 
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冤家
冤家
yuan1 jia5
 
- enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
 
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冤苦
冤苦
yuan1 ku3
 
- suffering from injustice
 
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冤孽
冤孽
yuan1 nie4
 
- sin (in Buddhism); enmity leading to sin
 
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冤气
冤氣
yuan1 qi4
 
- unfair treatment; injustice
 
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冤钱
冤錢
yuan1 qian2
 
- pointless expense; not worth the money spent
 
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冤情
冤情
yuan1 qing2
 
- facts of an injustice; circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice
 
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冤屈
冤屈
yuan1 qu1
 
- to receive unjust treatment; injustice
 
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冤死
冤死
yuan1 si3
 
- to die of persecution
 
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冤头
冤頭
yuan1 tou2
 
- enemy; foe
 
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冤枉
冤枉
yuan1 wang5
 
- to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile
 
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冤枉路
冤枉路
yuan1 wang5 lu4
 
- pointless trip; not worth the trip
 
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冤枉钱
冤枉錢
yuan1 wang5 qian2
 
- pointless expense; not worth the money spent
 
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冤诬
冤誣
yuan1 wu1
 
- unjust charge; frame-up
 
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冤业
冤業
yuan1 ye4
 
- sin (in Buddhism); enmity leading to sin; also written 冤孽
 
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冤抑
冤抑
yuan1 yi4
 
- to suffer injustice
 
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冤有头,债有主
冤有頭,債有主
yuan1 you3 tou2 - zhai4 you3 zhu3
 
- for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom); when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
 
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冤狱
冤獄
yuan1 yu4
 
- unjust charge or verdict; miscarriage of justice; frame-up
 
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冤冤相报何时了
冤冤相報何時了
yuan1 yuan1 xiang1 bao4 he2 shi2 liao3
 
- if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)