愤愤不平

憤憤不平

fènfèn-bùpíng

idiom #36,771

Meanings

1 to feel indignant; to be resentful
2 seething over a perceived injustice

Characters

angry; resentful

level; at peace

Examples

HSK 4

员工们对奖金分配愤愤不平。

Yuángōng men duì jiǎngjīn fēnpèi fènfènbùpíng.

The employees were indignant about how the bonuses were allocated.

HSK 5

提起那件事，她仍然愤愤不平。

Tíqǐ nà jiàn shì, tā réngrán fènfènbùpíng.

Whenever that matter comes up, she still feels aggrieved.

HSK 6

他觉得这样判不公平，愤愤不平地走了出去。

Tā juéde zhèyàng pàn bù gōngpíng, fènfènbùpíng de zǒu le chūqu.

He felt the verdict was unfair and walked out seething with indignation.

Tips

history

Traceable to Xu Song's Tang-dynasty 《建康实录》: 自尔愤愤不平，每酒后辄咏魏武帝乐府 - describing a man who, seething with resentment, would recite Cao Cao's yuefu songs whenever drunk. The 《汉书·刘据传》 has the earlier variant 忿忿.

usage

Describes lingering, simmering anger over something unjust - not a momentary flash of rage. Often appears with 对 (towards) or used adverbially with 地.

Stroke Order

愤 fèn

不 bù

平 píng