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无怨无悔 (wú yuàn wú huǐ) — to have no regrets or complaints; to be willing and uncomplaining

Definition

A set phrase meaning 'no complaints, no regrets' — used to describe accepting a choice, sacrifice, or duty wholeheartedly, often with a solemn, committed tone.

verb
to have no regrets or complaintsto be willing and uncomplaining

Examples

  • 无怨无悔。
    Tā duì zì jǐ xuǎn zé de rén shēng dào lù wú yuàn wú huǐ.
    He has no regrets about the life path he chose.
  • 无怨无悔。
    Tā wú yuàn wú huǐ dì zhào gù le nián mài de fù mǔ èr shí nián.
    She took care of her elderly parents for twenty years without complaint.
  • ，无怨无悔。
    Jí shǐ jié guǒ bù lǐ xiǎng, wǒ yě wú yuàn wú huǐ.
    Even if the outcome is not ideal, I have no regrets.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

无怨no complaints
无wúhave no怨yuàncomplaint
动宾Verb + object
无悔no regrets
无wúhave no悔huǐregret
动宾Verb + object

无怨 is having no complaints, and 无悔 is having no regrets.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
夗
夗wǎn怨yuàn
Same sound today

怨 has 心 (heart) below and 夗 above as a sound part; the heart part shows the meaning concerns feelings.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

Open 无 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
每
每měi悔huǐ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

悔 pairs 忄, the heart part, with 每, which gives a sound hint.

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