枉 (wong2 | wang3) : unjust; in vain; distort

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枉

wong2

wang3

[1] unjust; wrong; aggrieved
[2] in vain; to no avail; fruitless
[3] distort; twist; pervert
[4] crooked; bent

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

枉

This word has been viewed 4734 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Oct 2009 06:05

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冤枉 jyun1 wong2 yuan1 wang5 = to treat unjustly

枉費 wong2 fai3 = try in vain; waste

冤枉路 jyun1 wong2 lou6 yuan2 wang5 lu4 = a roundabout way

人無生活計，枉食人間米 jan4 mou4 sang1 wut6 gai3, wong2 sik6 jan4 gaan1 mai5 ren2 wu2 sheng1 huo2 ji4, wang3 shi2 ren2 jian1 mi3 = if one doesn't have a plan or goal in one will just waste his life away for nothing 粵

枉橈 wong2 naau4 wang3 nao2 = miscarriage of justice

冤枉嚟，瘟疫去 jyun1 wong2 lai4 wan1 jik6 heoi3 yuan1 wang3 li2 wen1 yi4 qu4 = money made easy or unlawfully just comes and goes 粵

矯枉過正 giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3 jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4 = overcorrect; hypercorrection

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佢走咗好多冤枉路, 先至搵到呢份工。粵
He has taken many a roundabout way before finding this job.

做事出錯要改正﹐但要避免矯枉過正。
We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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