jyun1寃
Jyutpingjyun1
Yaleyūn
Definition
Injustice, to wrong or accuse falsely, or a waste of money.
- injustice; wrong; grievance
- to accuse falsely; to wrong
- slanga waste of money or effort; not worth it
colloquialemotionmoney
How it's used
Used primarily to describe the feeling of being unfairly accused or the frustration of spending money on something that provides no value. It carries a strong sense of grievance or regret over a loss that feels undeserved. When referring to money, it implies that the expenditure was foolish or completely unjustified.
Examples
He is really wronged; he clearly didn't do it.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 冤枉, which is the more common two-character verb form used to describe the act of falsely accusing someone. While 寃 can stand alone as an adjective or noun, 冤枉 is preferred in most verbal contexts to avoid ambiguity.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
