wú​bìng​shēn​yín

to moan without cause

  • created sense approved 无病呻吟/無病呻吟 · wú​bìng​shēn​yín · to moan without cause — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无病呻吟 / 無病呻吟

    wú​bìng​shēn​yín

    to moan without cause

    (idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to complain or express sadness without a real reason.

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 病 (literal) → 病 · bìng · illness 呻吟 (literal) → 呻吟 · shēn​yín · to moan; moan

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 无病呻吟/無病呻吟 · wú​bìng​shēn​yín · sentimentality — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无病呻吟 / 無病呻吟

    wú​bìng​shēn​yín

    sentimentality

    (idiom) used to describe writing or art that is artificial, over-sentimental, and lacks genuine feeling.

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 病 (literal) → 病 · bìng · illness 呻吟 (literal) → 呻吟 · shēn​yín · to moan; moan

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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