蒙冤 (mēng) — to suffer an injustice, to be wronged (formal, often in legal contexts)
Definition
Formal/literary verb meaning 'to be wronged / suffer an injustice', often in legal or historical contexts. Similar to 冤枉 but 蒙冤 is more written and emphasizes being a victim of injustice.
verb
to suffer an injusticeto be wronged (formal, often in legal contexts)
Examples
- 蒙冤。Tā yīn wèi zhèng jù bù zú ér mēng rù yù.He was wrongfully imprisoned due to insufficient evidence.
- 。Zhè wèi lǎo rén céng jīng méng guò yí cì yuān.This elderly person once suffered an injustice.
- 蒙冤。Lì shǐ shàng yǒu xǔ duō mēng de gù shi.There are many stories of people being wronged in history.
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