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冤
yuān
Description
"冤"的意思是一个人受到了不公平的对待，被别人错怪了。
"冤" means that a person has been treated unfairly and wrongly accused by others.
如果你做了坏事被人怪，但是这件事不是你做的，你就觉得很冤。
If you are blamed for something bad you didn't do, you feel very "冤".
Meanings
冤yuān
injustice; a wrong done to someone
这件事让他受了很大的冤。
This matter caused him great injustice.
冤枉yuānwang
to wrongly accuse; be treated unjustly
我没做，你别冤枉我。
I didn't do it, don't wrong me.
冤yuān
not worth it; a waste (money/effort)
花这么多钱买它太冤了。
It's a rip-off to spend so much money on it.
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Notes
- Etymology
冖 (cover) over 兔 (rabbit), suggesting a trapped rabbit — someone caught unjustly.
- Nuance
冤枉 is the common everyday word; 冤 alone appears mostly in fixed phrases.
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