義憤填膺

简 义愤填膺 · 繁 義憤填膺
Mandarin · pinyin yì fèn tián yīng

Meanings

  1. righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
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義
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憤
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填
tián · fill in, fill up; make good
膺
yīng · breast, chest; undertake, bear
义
yì · right conduct, righteousness
愤
fèn · resent, hate; indignant
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4–4–2–1 · yi4 fen4 tian2 ying1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji6 fan5 tin4 jing1

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ji6 fan5 tin4 jing1

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  1. (idiomatic) to feel indignant at injustice

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義憤填膺 · yi4 fen4 tian2 ying1
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Exact source record義憤填膺 义愤填膺 [yi4 fen4 tian2 ying1] /righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice/