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忿忿不平 (fèn fèn bù píng) — indignant; resentful; aggrieved (variant of 愤愤不平)

Definition

A set phrase meaning 'indignant and resentful' about unfair treatment — the variant spelling of 愤愤不平, with no difference in meaning. Used like an adjective, often before 地 before a verb (忿忿不平地说).

verb
indignantresentfulaggrieved (variant of 愤愤不平)

Examples

  • ，忿忿不平。
    Tīng dào zhè ge bù gōng de jué dìng, tā fèn fèn bù píng.
    Upon hearing this unfair decision, he became indignant.
  • 忿忿不平，。
    Yuán gōng duì gōng sī de dài yù fèn fèn bù píng, fēn fēn tí chū kàng yì.
    The employees were indignant about the company's treatment and protested one after another.
  • 忿忿不平，。
    Tā fèn fèn bù píng dì xiě le yì fēng cháng xìn, biǎo dá zì jǐ de bù mǎn.
    She wrote a long letter indignantly, expressing her dissatisfaction.

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