怨 声 载 道

yuàn shēng zài dàodictionary entry

lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom) / complaints rise all around / discontent is openly voiced

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

怨聲載道 怨声载道 [yuan4 sheng1 zai4 dao4] /lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around/discontent is openly voiced/

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Other forms in these source records: 怨聲載道

怨
yuàn
to blame / (bound form) resentment / hatred / grudge
声
shēng
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds
载
zǎi
to record in writing / to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) / Taiwan pr. [zài] / year
zài
to carry / to convey / to load / to hold / to fill up / and / also / as well as / simultaneously
道
dào
road / path (CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)

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