鸣冤叫屈

鳴冤叫屈

míngyuān-jiàoqū

idiom

Meanings

1 to cry out against an injustice
2 to loudly protest one's wronged treatment

Characters

to cry out; sound

injustice; grievance

Examples

HSK 6

他在法庭外鸣冤叫屈。

Tā zài fǎtíng wài míngyuān-jiàoqū.

He cried out against the injustice outside the courthouse.

HSK 7-9

受害者家属一直在为死者鸣冤叫屈。

Shòuhàizhě jiāshǔ yīzhí zài wèi sǐzhě míngyuān-jiàoqū.

The victim's family has been loudly protesting the injustice on behalf of the deceased.

Tips

history

Used by 20th-century writer 巴金 (Ba Jin) in the postscript (后记) to his novel 《家》, where he describes writing the book to 'cry out the wrong of young lives crushed by feudalism'. The phrase pairs 鸣冤 (cry out wrong) with 叫屈 (shout grievance) for emphasis.

usage

Often used with 为 to mark the wronged party: 为某人鸣冤叫屈 'to protest the injustice done to someone'.

Stroke Order

鸣 míng

冤 yuān

叫 jiào

屈 qū