怨声载道 — Chinese idiom
怨声载道
yuàn shēng zài dào
Traditional: 怨聲載道
Meaning
- lit. cries of complaint fill the roads ; complaints rise all around
- discontent is openly voiced
Character by character
- 怨yuànto blame, to complain, to hate; enmity, resentment
- 声shēngsound, noise; voice, tone, music
- 载zàiload; to carry, to convey, to transport
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
Idioms sharing a character
- 以德报怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn
- 任劳任怨 rèn láo rèn yuàn
- 怨天尤人 yuàn tiān yóu rén
- 怨气冲天 yuàn qì chōng tiān
- 杯酒解怨 bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
- 东征西怨 dōng zhēng xī yuàn
- 民怨沸腾 mín yuàn fèi téng
- 民怨鼎沸 mín yuàn dǐng fèi
- 不动声色 bù dòng shēng sè
- 不声不响 bù shēng bù xiǎng
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