ham4 jyun1銜冤衔冤
Jyutpingham4 jyun1
Yalehàhm yūn
Definition
To harbor a simmering sense of injustice or of being wrongly accused.
colloquialemotion
How it's used
Focuses on the internal, lingering psychological burden of being wrongly accused or treated unfairly. It implies a sense of bitterness that is carried around, rather than just the act of being wronged itself. It is often used in contexts where someone feels they have no immediate way to clear their name or seek justice.
Examples
He clearly didn't do it, why must he suffer this injustice?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simple complaints or being annoyed. It carries a much heavier weight of moral injustice or false accusation and is not used for minor inconveniences like waiting in a long line.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
