幽怨
yōu yuàn
Pinyin

Definition

幽怨
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yōu yuàn
  1. hidden bitterness, secret grudge

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yōu hún
  1. 1 ghost
  2. 2 spirit (of the dead)
yōu mò
  1. 1 (loanword) humor
  2. 2 humorous
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
āi yuàn
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 resentment
  3. 3 aggrieved
  4. 4 plaintive
mán yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble (about)
  3. 3 to reproach
  4. 4 to blame

Idioms (10)

以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
  1. 1 to return good for evil (idiom)
  2. 2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
  1. 1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn
  1. 1 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
怨天尤人
yuàn tiān yóu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
怨天载道
yuàn tiān zài dào
  1. 1 lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
  2. 2 discontent is openly voiced