无病呻吟 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

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

Character by character

• 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
• 病bìngsickness, illness, disease
• 呻shēnto moan, to groan; to chant
• 吟yínto sing, to hum; to recite; a type of poetry

Idioms sharing a character

• 一事无成 yī shì wú chéng
• 一往无前 yī wǎng wú qián
• 一望无垠 yī wàng wú yín
• 一望无际 yī wàng wú jì
• 一无所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu
• 一无所知 yī wú suǒ zhī
• 一无是处 yī wú shì chù
• 一览无余 yī lǎn wú yú
• 不学无术 bù xué wú shù
• 了无生趣 liǎo wú shēng qù

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