义愤填膺

Traditional: 義憤填膺

yì fèn tián yīng

Dictionary entry

righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice

What does 义愤填膺 mean?

义愤填膺 (yì fèn tián yīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice

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义Yìsurname Yi · (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])愤fènindignant · anger 填tiánto fill or stuff · (of a form etc) to fill in 膺yīngbreast · receive

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义愤填膺

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