- (idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality
Characters
- 无 (無): not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
- 病 (病): illness; CL:場|场[chang2]; disease; to fall ill; defect
- 呻 (呻): (literary) to recite; to chant; to intone; (bound form) groan
- 吟 (吟): to chant; to recite; to moan; to groan; cry (of certain animals and insects); song (ancient poem)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 无病呻吟
- MDBG: 无病呻吟
- Examples with 无病呻吟 on Tatoeba
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