Definition
不白之冤 is a literary four-character idiom (chengyu) meaning an injustice or false accusation that has never been cleared up. 白 here means 'vindicated' or 'cleared' (as in 清白), and 冤 means 'injustice' or 'wrong'. The phrase is used in formal or written contexts to describe a wrong that remains unrectified, often implying that the person was wronged with no way to prove their innocence.
n.
an unredressed injusticea false accusation that has never been cleared
Examples
- 不白之冤，。Tā méngshòu le bù bái zhī yuān, yí bèizi dōu wúfǎ xǐqīng.He suffered an unredressed injustice and could not clear his name for his entire life.
- 不白之冤，。Zhège lìshǐ rénwù bēifù zhe bù bái zhī yuān, zhídào jīntiān cái dédào píngfǎn.This historical figure bore an unredressed injustice and was only rehabilitated today.
- ，，不白之冤。Zài fǎtíng shàng, tā jílì wèi zìjǐ biànhù, xīwàng néng xǐshuā bù bái zhī yuān.In court, he vigorously defended himself, hoping to clear his unredressed injustice.
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