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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 詞
冤枉 word · TOCFL B2 (est.)
冤枉 =
ㄩㄢ ˙ㄨㄤ · yuānwang
verb — to wrong someone, to accuse falsely; adjective — wronged, unjust; not worth it (effort, money)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

injustice, a false charge (冤屈)yuāna rabbit 兔 pinned under a cover 冖 — trapped, unable to escape
crooked, bent out of true (枉法)wang
冤枉,冤屈的冤,枉法的枉。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

兔子(兔)被蓋(冖)住,跑不掉。
A rabbit (兔) pinned under a cover (冖), unable to run — the trapped feeling of being falsely accused.
記憶法
關 · Related
yuānqūnear-synonym — a wrong suffered unjustly委屈wěiquthe related feeling — hard-done-by, aggrieved