怨声载道

怨聲載道

yuànshēng-zàidào

idiom #43,707

Meanings

1 complaints fill the roads
2 widespread discontent
3 voices of grievance heard everywhere

Characters

grievance; resentment

to fill; to carry

Examples

政策执行不力，百姓怨声载道。

Zhèngcè zhíxíng bùlì, bǎixìng yuànshēngzàidào.

The policy was poorly enforced and the people's complaints were everywhere.

物价飞涨，街上怨声载道。

Wùjià fēi zhǎng, jiēshàng yuànshēngzàidào.

Prices soared, and grievances filled the streets.

Tips

history

Drawn from 《后汉书·李固传》: '开门受赂，署用非次，天下纷然，怨声满道' — officials took bribes openly and promoted out of turn, so grievance filled the roads. Used to describe widespread popular anger, especially at bad governance.

Stroke Order

怨 yuàn

声 shēng

载 zǎi

道 dào