民怨鼎沸

Mandarin · pinyin mín yuàn dǐng fèi

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  1. seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
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民
mín · people, subjects, citizens
怨
yuàn · hatred, enmity, resentment
鼎
dǐng · large, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱
沸
fèi · boil, bubble up, gush
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2–4–3–4 · min2 yuan4 ding3 fei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

man4 jyun3 ding2 fai3

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民怨鼎沸 · min2 yuan4 ding3 fei4
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Exact source record民怨鼎沸 民怨鼎沸 [min2 yuan4 ding3 fei4] /seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over/