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怨jyun3天tin1尤jau4人jan4

jyun3 tin1 jau4 jan4yuàn tiān yóu rén

English

  1. (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
  2. to blame everyone except oneself; literally, to blame the god and other people

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容態度消極;遇到困難,就埋怨個天、歸咎其他人,唔覺得係自己嘅問題

Examples

  • 遇到錯折應該多加反省,唔應該怨天尤人。

    You should think about what mistakes have been made when encountering a setback. What you should't do is blaming everyone except yourself.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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