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蒙冤 (méng yuān) — 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 méng yuān 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 méng yuān de gù shi.
    There are many stories of people being wronged in history.

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