Definition
义愤填膺 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) meaning 'to be filled with righteous indignation'. 义愤 (yìfèn) means 'righteous anger', and 填膺 (tiányīng) literally means 'to fill the chest'. The idiom describes a strong moral outrage at injustice or wrongdoing. It is used in formal or literary contexts, such as news reports, historical narratives, or speeches, and often appears as a predicate or adverbial phrase.
f.e.
to be filled with righteous indignation
Examples
- ，义愤填膺。Kàndào zhè zhǒng bù gōngpíng de xiànxiàng, tā yì fèn tián yīng.Seeing this kind of unfair phenomenon, he was filled with righteous indignation.
- 义愤填膺，。Mínzhòng duì fǔbài xíngwéi yì fèn tián yīng, fēnfēn yāoqiú yánchéng.The public was filled with righteous indignation at corruption and demanded severe punishment.
- 义愤填膺。Tā yì fèn tián yīng de qiǎnzé le qīnlüè zhě de bàoxíng.He condemned the invaders' atrocities with righteous indignation.
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