枉 (wong2) — distort; twist; pervert in Cantonese
wongˊ²枉Mandarin Pinyin: wang3
Meaning of 枉
noundistort; twist; pervert
nounin vain; to no avail; fruitless
noununjust; wrong; aggrieved
nouncrooked; bent
Example Sentences with 枉
佢走咗好多冤枉路, 先至搵到呢份工。
He has taken many a roundabout way before finding this job.
做事出錯要改正﹐但要避免矯枉過正。
We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係houˊ²好jyunˉ¹冤wong6.枉。
It's truly a wrongful accusation.
Words Containing 枉
枉費wong2 fai3
try in vain; waste
枉橈wong2 naau4
miscarriage of justice
人無生活計，枉食人間米jan4 mou4 sang1 wut6 gai3, wong2 sik6 jan4 gaan1 mai5
if one doesn't have a plan or goal in one will just waste his life away for nothing
冤枉jyun1 wong2
suffering loss; coming to a grief; not worthwhile
冤枉路jyun1 wong2 lou6
a roundabout way; unnecessarily long way; vain trip
冤枉嚟，瘟疫去jyun1 wong2 lai4 wan1 jik6 heoi3
money made easy or unlawfully just comes and goes
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