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

HSK 5

物价飞涨，街上怨声载道。

Wùjià fēizhǎng, jiēshàng yuànshēng-zàidào.

Prices soared, and grievances filled the streets.

HSK 6

政策执行不力，百姓怨声载道。

Zhèngcè zhíxíng bùlì, bǎixìng yuànshēng-zàidào.

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

Tips

history

Drawn from the 《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