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委屈

Mandarin · pinyin wěi qu

wronged; aggrieved
to inconvenience; to put (sb) at a disadvantage; to do sb wrong
sense of being wronged

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委: wěi · appoint, send, commission
屈: qū · bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch

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3–5 · wei3 qu5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wai2 wat1

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adj

having the feeling of being wronged or treated unjustly; aggrieved; put out; hard done by

noun

grievance

verb

to cause grievance; to aggrieve; to treat unjustly

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