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冤苦

Mandarin · pinyin yuān kǔ

to treat (sb) unjustly
anguish caused by an injustice

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冤: yuān · grievance, injustice, wrong
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering

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1–3 · yuan1 ku3

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jyun1 fu2

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