哀怨
āi yuàn
Pinyin

Definition

哀怨
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āi yuàn
  1. grief
  2. resentment
  3. aggrieved
  4. plaintive

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

悲哀
bēi āi
  1. 1 grieved
  2. 2 sorrowful
抱怨
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn
  1. 1 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
哀
Āi
  1. 1 Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Lí]
哀伤
āi shāng
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 distress
  3. 3 bereavement
  4. 4 grieved
  5. 5 heartbroken
  6. 6 dejected
哀叹
āi tàn
  1. 1 to sigh
  2. 2 to lament
  3. 3 to bewail
哀家
āi jiā
  1. 1 I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
哀怨
āi yuàn
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 resentment
  3. 3 aggrieved
  4. 4 plaintive
哀悼
āi dào
  1. 1 to grieve over sb's death
  2. 2 to lament sb's death
  3. 3 mourning
哀愁
āi chóu
  1. 1 sorrow
  2. 2 sadness
  3. 3 distressed
  4. 4 sorrowful
哀求
āi qiú
  1. 1 to entreat
  2. 2 to implore
  3. 3 to plead
喜怒哀乐
xǐ nù āi lè
  1. 1 four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn nù], sorrow 悲哀[bēi āi] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuài lè]
埋怨
mán yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble (about)
  3. 3 to reproach
  4. 4 to blame
报怨
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to pay back a score
  2. 2 to get revenge
  3. 3 to requite
  4. 4 (old) variant of 抱怨[bào yuàn]
幽怨
yōu yuàn
  1. 1 hidden bitterness, secret grudge
怨天尤人
yuàn tiān yóu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
怨恨
yuàn hèn
  1. 1 to resent
  2. 2 to harbor a grudge against
  3. 3 to loathe
  4. 4 resentment
  5. 5 rancor
怨气
yuàn qì
  1. 1 grievance
  2. 2 resentment
  3. 3 complaint
怨言
yuàn yán
  1. 1 complaint
恩怨
ēn yuàn
  1. 1 gratitude and grudges
  2. 2 resentment
  3. 3 grudges
  4. 4 grievances

Idioms (18)

乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián
  1. 1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
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)
哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng
  1. 1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
  1. 1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
哀而不伤
āi ér bù shāng
  1. 1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
  1. 1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
  2. 2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
哀鸿遍野
āi hóng biàn yě
  1. 1 lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims
  2. 2 starving people fill the land
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
怨声载道
yuàn shēng zài dào
  1. 1 lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
  2. 2 discontent is openly voiced
杯酒解怨
bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
  1. 1 a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
东征西怨
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
民怨沸腾
mín yuàn fèi téng
  1. 1 seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
民怨鼎沸
mín yuàn dǐng fèi
  1. 1 seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
生荣死哀
shēng róng sǐ āi
  1. 1 to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)

Sample Sentences

在雨中哀怨，
zài yǔ zhōng āiyuàn ，
Grieving in the rain,
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哀怨又彷徨；
āiyuàn yòu pánghuáng ；
Grieving and pacing;
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咱们还是赶快去写报告吧，别等到真的停电再来哀怨就来不及了。
zánmen háishì gǎnkuài qù xiě bàogào ba ，bié děngdào zhēnde tíngdiàn zài lái āiyuàn jiù láibují le 。
Us two best get back to working on our reports. Otherwise it'll be too late to complain when the power really does cut off.
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