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冤 (jyun1) — worthless; waste of money in Cantonese

jyunˉ¹冤
Mandarin Pinyin: yuan1

Meaning of 冤

nounworthless; waste of money
nouncheat; kid; fool; pull sb's legs
noungrievance; injustice; a wrong
nounaccuse falsely; treat unjustly; to wrong
nounfeeling of bitterness; hatred; enmity
nounenmity/strong stinking smell

Example Sentences with 冤

佢走咗好多冤枉路, 先至搵到呢份工。
He has taken many a roundabout way before finding this job.
houˊ²好jyunˉ¹冤aa3!呀！
So unfair!
ginˍ₆件siˍ₆事houˊ²好jyun1.冤。
This matter is really unfair.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係houˊ²好jyunˉ¹冤wong6.枉。
It's truly a wrongful accusation.
beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人watˉ¹屈jyun1.冤。
Framed for something I didn't do.
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Words Containing 冤

冤住jyun1 zyu6
cling to; stick to; not leave alone [粵]黐住；[國]纏著；黏著
十冤九仇sap6 jyun1 gau2 sau4
deep-rooted hatred [Syn][國]深仇大恨
申冤san1 jyun1
to appeal for justice / to demand redress for a grievance; see also 伸冤
冤獄jyun1 juk6
a miscarriage of justice; an unjust charge
冤豬頭都有盟鼻菩薩jyun1 zyu1 tau4 dou1 jau5 mang4 bei6 pou4 saat3
love is blind
不白之冤bat1 baak6 zi1 jyun1
unrighted wrong; unredressed injustice
含冤莫白ham4 jyun1 mok6 baak6
to suffer an injustice
含冤ham4 jyun1
to suffer an injustice
冤家jyun1 gaa1
enemy / foe / (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
冤戾jyun1 lai2
to be treated unfairly; to frame | var: 冤厲
呼冤fu1 jyun1
speaking out against injustice
冤崩爛臭jyun1 bang1 laan6 cau3
variant of 葾崩爛臭

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