Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
冤枉
yuānwang
Description
当你没有做错事，可是别人说是你做的，这就是被冤枉了。
When you haven't done anything wrong but others say you did, that's being 冤枉.
这个词也可以说钱花得没有用。
This word can also mean money spent wastefully.
Meanings
冤枉yuānwang
to wrongly accuse; to treat unjustly
这件事不是我做的，你冤枉我了。
I didn't do this; you're wrongly accusing me.
冤枉yuānwang
unjust; wronged; a wrong done to someone
他受了很大的冤枉。
He suffered a great injustice.
冤枉yuānwang
not worthwhile; wasted (money/effort)
这个东西太贵了，别花冤枉钱。
This thing is too expensive; don't waste money.
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Notes
- Etymology
冤 (injustice) + 枉 (crooked, wrong); together meaning a wrong wrongly placed on someone.
- Nuance
冤枉 stresses being blamed unfairly; 误会 is a milder, unintentional misunderstanding.
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