冤枉

冤枉

Chinese

		injustice; to wrong	in the wrong; in vain
simp. and trad. (冤枉)		冤	枉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuānwǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢ ㄨㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun¹ wong²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yên-vóng / yân-vóng
• Min Nan (POJ): oan-óng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yuānwǎng → yuānwang (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢ ㄨㄤˇ → ㄩㄢ ˙ㄨㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuan.woang
    • IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn⁵⁵ u̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /y̯ɛn⁵⁵ u̯ɑŋ²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun¹ wong²
    • Yale: yūn wóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn¹ wong²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun¹ wong²
    • IPA ^(key): /jyːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yên-vóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: ien´ vong`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan<sup>1</sup> vong<sup>3</sup>
    • IPA: /i̯en²⁴ voŋ³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yân-vóng
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian´ vong`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan¹ vong³
    • IPA: /(j)i̯an²⁴ voŋ³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oan-óng
    • Tâi-lô: uan-óng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oan'orng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /uan⁴⁴⁻²² ɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /uan³³ ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /uan⁴⁴⁻²² ɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /uan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴¹/

Verb

冤枉

1. to treat unjustly; to wrong

Synonyms

• 冤屈 (yuānqū)

Noun

冤枉

1. unjust treatment

Adjective

冤枉

1. not worthwhile

Derived terms

冤枉路 (yuānwanglù)

冤枉錢／冤枉钱 (yuānwangqián)