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[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. |
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This word has been viewed 3886 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 = to treat unjustly 枉費 wong2 fai3 = try in vain; waste 冤枉路 jyun1 wong2 lou6 = a roundabout way 人無生活計,枉食人間米 jan4 mou4 sang1 wut6 gai3, wong2 sik6 jan4 gaan1 mai5 = if one doesn't have a plan or goal in one will just waste his life away for nothing 粵 枉橈 wong2 naau4 = miscarriage of justice 冤枉嚟,瘟疫去 jyun1 wong2 lai4 wan1 jik6 heoi3 = money made easy or unlawfully just comes and goes 粵 矯枉過正 giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3 = overcorrect; hypercorrection |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 枉
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. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |