衔悲茹恨 xiánbēirúhèn to harbor sorrow and resentment Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 衔 銜 xián to harbor (bound form) to harbor or cherish feelings in one's heart, such as gratitude or resentment悲 bēi adjectivenoun sad sad; grieving; sorrowful; melancholy茹 rú to endure (literary) to endure or suffer; to contain恨 hèn noun hatred hatred; resentment; a feeling of enmity