<p>I don't think there is a simple expression that captures that exact nuance in English.  For the feeling generated you could describe the person as "simmering with resentment".  Otherwise, I might say "he/she was wronged but couldn't air his/her grievances."</p>

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I don't think 委屈 includes the feeling of resentment.
杨以轩
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Nor do I, but it is a common feeling if one thinks one has been wronged and cannot do anything about it.
user238264
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user238264
<p>in Chinese 委屈 Meaning：</p>

<ol>
<li>to feel wronged; to nurse a grievance</li>
<li>[Polite] to put someone under great inconvenience, etc.</li>
</ol>

<p>For Example</p>

<p>委屈 wěiqu</p>

<p>adjective</p>

<p>wronged</p>

<p>感到很委屈
feel very aggrieved</p>

<p>满腹委屈
be full of grievances</p>

<p>verb</p>

<p>put sb to great inconvenience</p>

<p>对不起，委屈你了。
Sorry to have put you to such inconvenience.</p>

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Henry
<p>Hmmm... I would say 'didn't know what I could do' in English. However, unlike in English, it has a sense of not being understood by the common.</p>

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Joseph S WU
<p>I had a conversation with someone of my friends about leaving my job (in China) and they brought up this word 委屈.</p>

<p>They said to me, many times people don't like their jobs, but people should always try to carry their responsibilities well. My friends told me that they think having 委屈 is a positive thing.</p>

<p>It's definitely a culturally loaded word, so translating it is difficult, but at least in the west, we have a similar idea about putting up with our jobs even if we don't like them. (I'm reminded of a scene from the film <em>Office Space</em>.)</p>

<p>委屈 is a noun, but it likely wouldn't translate well into English as a noun. Some relevant phrases come to mind:</p>

<ul>
<li>"you have to learn to live and let live"</li>
<li>"forgive and forget"</li>
<li>"turn the other cheek"</li>
</ul>

<p>It's definitely helpful to consider the context the word is used in when trying to come up with a translation. I hope my explanation helps.</p>

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委屈 does not mean the things you wrote. Can you provide an example sentence said by your friends? I think you probably mix it up with something else.
Betty
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kGdmioT
<p>grievance ≈ 委屈</p>
<p>However,</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Degree of sadness: grievance &lt; 委屈</p>
</li>
<li><p>Degree of anger: grievance &gt; 委屈</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>Meanwhile,</p>
<p>feel wronged by * = 感觉被*冤枉了</p>
<p>In sum,</p>
<ol>
<li><p>wronged 被冤枉 ⇒ saddened &gt; angered ⇒ 委屈</p>
</li>
<li><p>wronged 被冤枉 ⇒ angered &gt; saddened ⇒ grievance</p>
</li>
</ol>

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<p>English maybe something like &quot;suck it up&quot; or &quot;swallow it&quot; that's close to the feeling of 委屈，in Chinese it also has similar phrase like 咽下这口气describing accepting unfairness out of no choice</p>

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Cheng Peng
<p>CC-CEDICT gives this definition for 委屈.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>/to feel wronged/to cause sb to feel wronged/grievance/</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It seems fine to me.</p>

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goPlayerJuggler
<p>委屈 - Feel Wronged; grievance - a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.</p>

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r13
<p>I really think this has a lot to do with the culture. The feeling of 委屈 is almost non-existent or very minimal in western cultures. In Chinese culture the feeling of 委屈 is common. It always get magnified to a point that people may become extremely distraught or even commit suicide because they don't dare to raise their voices and fight back.....</p>

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definitely false; read almost any young-adult fiction
Stumpy Joe Pete
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Cayman2007
<p>I would say “being invalided” invalidation would be a good translation of 委屈.</p>

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I think this isn't a good translation.
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Shiloh Zhou
<p>In Chinese, ”委屈“ has the meaning of being treated unfairly and consequently felt bad but didn't dare to complain. </p>

<p>"be upset" doesn't necessarily imply being treated unfairly.</p>

<p>"be wronged" doesn't seem to imply feeling bad but not dare to complain. </p>

<p>So how would you say it in English?</p>

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Like a lot of emotionally charged cultural concepts, e.g. _hygge_, but even _embarassed_ (and how it is different to _awkward_), one single translation will never be satisfactory; one has to pick out the right nuance from the context. Also, be willing to rework the sentence structure to fit the correct shade of meaning.
Michaelyus
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"Aggrieved" captures it adequately.
Wayne Cheah
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If you want to say that someone is 委屈 and also want to insult them, you can say that they are "butthurt"
Stumpy Joe Pete
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”委屈“ in English?
# ”委屈“ in English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-05)

In Chinese, ”委屈“ has the meaning of being treated unfairly and consequently felt bad but didn't dare to complain.

"be upset" doesn't necessarily imply being treated unfairly.

"be wronged" doesn't seem to imply feeling bad but not dare to complain.

So how would you say it in English?

**Tags:** translation, vocabulary

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Like a lot of emotionally charged cultural concepts, e.g. _hygge_, but even _embarassed_ (and how it is different to _awkward_), one single translation will never be satisfactory; one has to pick out the right nuance from the context. Also, be willing to rework the sentence structure to fit the correct shade of meaning.  
> **username_2**: "Aggrieved" captures it adequately.  
> **username_3**: If you want to say that someone is 委屈 and also want to insult them, you can say that they are "butthurt"  

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## 10 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2013-12-06. Score: 8

I don't think there is a simple expression that captures that exact nuance in English. For the feeling generated you could describe the person as "simmering with resentment". Otherwise, I might say "he/she was wronged but couldn't air his/her grievances."

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: I don't think 委屈 includes the feeling of resentment.  
> **username_4**: Nor do I, but it is a common feeling if one thinks one has been wronged and cannot do anything about it.  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2018-03-28. Score: 4

in Chinese 委屈 Meaning：

1. to feel wronged; to nurse a grievance
2. [Polite] to put someone under great inconvenience, etc.

For Example

委屈 wěiqu

adjective

wronged

感到很委屈
feel very aggrieved

满腹委屈
be full of grievances

verb

put sb to great inconvenience

对不起，委屈你了。
Sorry to have put you to such inconvenience.

Cite sa：<https://www.jayxun.com/what/%E5%A7%94%E5%B1%88>

> **Comments:**
> **username_7**: If it is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 then you are not allowed to share it here, which is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (see the footer of this page). They are not compatible with each other.  

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### Answer by username_8 on 2013-12-19. Score: 2

Hmmm... I would say 'didn't know what I could do' in English. However, unlike in English, it has a sense of not being understood by the common.


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### Answer by username_9 on 2018-03-25. Score: 2

I had a conversation with someone of my friends about leaving my job (in China) and they brought up this word 委屈.

They said to me, many times people don't like their jobs, but people should always try to carry their responsibilities well. My friends told me that they think having 委屈 is a positive thing.

It's definitely a culturally loaded word, so translating it is difficult, but at least in the west, we have a similar idea about putting up with our jobs even if we don't like them. (I'm reminded of a scene from the film *Office Space*.)

委屈 is a noun, but it likely wouldn't translate well into English as a noun. Some relevant phrases come to mind:

* "you have to learn to live and let live"
* "forgive and forget"
* "turn the other cheek"

It's definitely helpful to consider the context the word is used in when trying to come up with a translation. I hope my explanation helps.

> **Comments:**
> **username_10**: 委屈 does not mean the things you wrote. Can you provide an example sentence said by your friends? I think you probably mix it up with something else.  

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### Answer by username_11 on 2022-11-18. Score: 1

grievance ≈ 委屈

However,

1. Degree of sadness: grievance < 委屈
2. Degree of anger: grievance > 委屈

Meanwhile,

feel wronged by \* = 感觉被\*冤枉了

In sum,

1. wronged 被冤枉 ⇒ saddened > angered ⇒ 委屈
2. wronged 被冤枉 ⇒ angered > saddened ⇒ grievance


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### Answer by username_12 on 2021-12-15. Score: 1

English maybe something like "suck it up" or "swallow it" that's close to the feeling of 委屈，in Chinese it also has similar phrase like 咽下这口气describing accepting unfairness out of no choice


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### Answer by username_13 on 2018-03-22. Score: 1

CC-CEDICT gives this definition for 委屈.

> /to feel wronged/to cause sb to feel wronged/grievance/

It seems fine to me.


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### Answer by username_14 on 2021-12-15. Score: 1

委屈 - Feel Wronged; grievance - a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.


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### Answer by username_15 on 2015-06-15. Score: 1

I really think this has a lot to do with the culture. The feeling of 委屈 is almost non-existent or very minimal in western cultures. In Chinese culture the feeling of 委屈 is common. It always get magnified to a point that people may become extremely distraught or even commit suicide because they don't dare to raise their voices and fight back.....

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: definitely false; read almost any young-adult fiction  

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### Answer by username_16 on 2018-03-20. Score: 0

I would say “being invalided” invalidation would be a good translation of 委屈.

> **Comments:**
> **username_13**: I think this isn't a good translation.  

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