Definition & Meaning

1.moan and groan without being ill; groan while not really in pain; pine and whine without cause

2.adopt a sentimental pose (in writing or speech)

wú bìng shēn yín

无 病 呻 吟

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slmoan and groan without being ill; groan while not really in pain; pine and whine without cause
- xiǎo bìng dà yǎng wú bìng shēn yín zhè yàng de lǐng dǎo gàn bù suǒ xìng qǐng tā hǎo hǎo xiū xi
  小病大养，无病呻吟，这样的领导干部索性请他好好休息。
  As for those leading officials who take long recuperation leaves for minor illnesses or moan and groan about imaginary illnesses, we may as well ask them to take a good long rest.
synonym
yōng rén zì rǎo庸人自扰 qǐ rén yōu tiān杞人忧天 jiǎo róu zào zuò矫揉造作 jiǎo róu zào zuò矫柔造作
2
slmetaadopt a sentimental pose (in writing or speech)
- wú bìng shēn yín de shī
  无病呻吟的诗
  a mawkish poem
synonym
jiǎo róu zào zuò矫揉造作 jiǎo róu zào zuò矫柔造作

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