怨声载道

Traditional: 怨聲載道

yuàn shēng zài dào

Dictionary entry

lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around

What does 怨声载道 mean?

怨声载道 (yuàn shēng zài dào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around

2discontent is openly voiced

Character breakdown

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怨yuànto blame · (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge 声shēngsound · voice 载zǎito record in writing · to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc)道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle

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怨声载道

yuàn shēng zài dào

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