无病呻吟

Traditional: 無病呻吟

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Dictionary entry

(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality

What does 无病呻吟 mean?

无病呻吟 (wú bìng shēn yín) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality

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无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]病bìngillness · CL:場|场[chang2]呻shēn(literary) to recite; to chant; to intone · (bound form) groan 吟yínto chant; to recite · verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)

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