忿忿不平 (fèn fèn bú) — 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 bú.Upon hearing this unfair decision, he became indignant.
- 忿忿不平，。Yuán gōng duì gōng sī de dài yù fèn fèn bú, 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 bú 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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