(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality
trad. 無病呻吟
Also written 無病呻吟【wú bìng shēn yín】
Characters in this word
4无
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used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
- Pinyin
- mó
- Traditional
- 無
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1404 of 2500
病
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illness, CL:場|场[chang2], disease, to fall ill, defect
- Pinyin
- bìng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1337 of 2500
呻
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(literary) to recite; to chant; to intone, (bound form) groan
- Pinyin
- shēn
- Strokes
- 8
吟
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to chant; to recite, verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems), (literary) to lament; to groan, (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects, (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato)
- Pinyin
- yín
- Strokes
- 7