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oan khiên

Pronunciation Northern /waːn˧˧ xiən˧˧/ Central /waːŋ˧˥ kʰiəŋ˧˥/ Southern /waːŋ˧˧ kʰiəŋ˧˧/
unjustly tragic
Adjective
unjustly tragic

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
unjustly tragic

Containing feelings of grief and injustice that are difficult to resolve or clear from blame.

vi Cuộc đời của người phụ nữ đó đầy những nỗi oan khiên.

en That woman's life was full of unjustly tragic events.

Parts
oan / khiên / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 冤牽 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 冤牽

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
冤牽
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
túc khiên
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Use
hàm oan / oan hồn / oan uổng / oan gia …
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