洗冤
xǐ yuān
Pinyin

Definition

洗冤
 - 
xǐ yuān
  1. lit. to wash out a grievance
  2. fig. to right a wrong
  3. to redress an injustice

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

洗
xǐ
  1. 1 to wash
  2. 2 to bathe
  3. 3 to develop (photo)
洗净
xǐ jìng
  1. 1 to wash clean
洗澡
xǐ zǎo
  1. 1 to bathe
  2. 2 to take a shower
伸冤
shēn yuān
  1. 1 to right wrongs
  2. 2 to redress an injustice
冤
yuān
  1. 1 injustice
  2. 2 grievance
  3. 3 wrong

Idioms (11)

不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
  1. 1 enemy (idiom); opponent
  2. 2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties