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鳴冤叫屈

简鸣冤叫屈 · 繁鳴冤叫屈

Mandarin · pinyin míng yuān jiào qū

to complain bitterly

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冤: yuān · grievance, injustice, wrong
叫: jiào · cry, shout; hail, greet, call
屈: qū · bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch
鸣: míng · cry of bird or animal; make sound

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2–1–4–1 · ming2 yuan1 jiao4 qu1

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ming4 jyun1 giu3 wat1

Cantonese word readings for 鳴冤叫屈. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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