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憤憤不平

简愤愤不平 · 繁憤憤不平

Mandarin · pinyin fèn fèn bù píng

to feel indignant
to feel aggrieved

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憤: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
愤: fèn · resent, hate; indignant

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4–4–4–2 · fen4 fen4 bu4 ping2

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(idiomatic) to feel aggrieved; to be indignant

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