Taxonomy of meanings for 怨:　　

  • 怨 yuàn (OC: qons MC: ʔʷiɐn) 於願切 去 廣韻：【恨也説文恚也於願切二 】
    • HATE
      • nabactresentful indignant behaviour against superiors
      • nabpsychindigation; intense resentment (typically against superiors)
      • vadNindignant, resentful (words, women etc); spiteful (words)
      • vichangebecome indignant, resentful
      • vt(oN)feel resentment against a contextually determinate person
      • vt[oN]be indignant against others; resentful (typically towards superiors), be full of indignation; be full of resentment to each other
      • vt+prep+Sbe indignant or resentful that S (which can be a minor sentence and therefore hard to distinguish on any solid basis from a V)
      • vtoNfeel a lasting aggressive indignation and hatred for (often superiors); feel intensely resentful about the fact that; resent; gear a grudge against
      • vtoNcausativecause to hate one> arouse indignation or resentment in
      • vtoNpassiveincur the resentment of
      • vtoNpsychresent (oneself)
      • vtoSbe resentful that S
      • nab.t:+prep+Nindignation or hatred for
      • vtoNPab{S}figurativebe indignant about S, resent that S
      • vt+prep+Nstativefeel indignant resentful or hateful towards N
      • nab.post-NN=objindignation or hatred directed against N
      • vtoNN=nonhuhate (actions etc)
      • vt[oN]hate one's superiorsCH
      • v[adN]humanthe indignant and resentful onesLZ
      • nab(post-N)resentment from the part of the contextually determinate NCH
      • nabpassiveintense resentment sufferedCH
      • declarative:intellectual> CRITICISE
          • declarative:moral> BLAME
            • vtoNto blame N with resentmentLZ
            • vt(oN.)+V怨曰 : blame the contextually determinate N, sayingLZ
        • resultative, reaction> GRIEVE
      • 怨 yuān (OC: qon MC: ʔʷiɐn) 於袁切 平 廣韻：【怨讎又於願切 】

        Additional information about 怨

        說文解字: 【怨】，恚也。从心、夗聲。 【於願切】 【𢘈(𢘔)】，古文。

          Criteria
        • BACHELOR

          1. There are no competing terms for "bachelor" in classical Chinese. The current word is kuàng fū 曠夫 (opp. yuàn nu# 怨女 "unmarried woman of marrigeable age").

        • HATE

          1. The dominant general word referring to intense dislike is wù 惡 (ant. ài 愛 "love") which can relate to all kinds of concrete or abstract objects.

          2. Yuàn 怨 is resentment due to identified concrete causes, and the emotion is typically directed towards superiors or equals.

          3. Zēng 憎 (ant. ài 愛 "love") is a rather mild and lingering form of resentment directed at a person.

          4. Jí 疾 / 嫉 can refer to intense personally focussed resentment.

          5. Jì 忌, jí 嫉, and dù 妒 refer to intense personal resentment typically occasioned by envy for some success in love (jealousy) or in politics.

          6. Hèn 恨 "nourish feelings of hatred" is relatively rare in this meaning in pre-Qin times, and it stresses the emotional aspect of hatred.

          7. Yàn 厭 "come to be fed up with" (ant. hào 好 "be fond of") is a resentment due to overexposure to some condition or to a person's behaviour.

          8. Fán 煩 "be irritated at, be annoyed with" refers to a dissatisfaction due to overexposure to some condition or to a person's behaviour.

          9. Kǔ 苦 "resent bitterly", huàn 患 "REGARD AS DISASTROUS> be upset by", and bìng 病 "feel profoundly offended" focus on resentment of some prevailing condition as insufferable and may be directed at responsible officials but not primarily in a personal way.

          10. Wàng 望 is archaising word typically referrring to resentment against superiors.

          Word relations
        • Ant: (HATE)德 / 得/GENEROUS Dé 德 and the rarer zé 澤 refer to graceful and spiritually inspiring munificence, typically from a person of supremely high status.
        • Ant: (HATE)悅 / 說/DELIGHT The general current word referring to the purely psychological notion of a transitory or temporary feeling of pleasure or delight is yuè 悅 (ant. yùn 慍 "feel intensely dissatisfied with, feel offended by").
        • Ant: (HATE)施/GENEROUS Shī 施 focuses on the very activity involved in generous treatment of others, and the subject of this activitiy is normally a person of superior status.
        • Epithet: (HATE)敵/ENEMY The general word for an enemy or opponent of any kind is dí 敵 (ant. yǒu 友 "friend") which can also often refer to mere competitors or adversaries.
        • Epithet: (HATE)讎/ENEMY Chóu 讎 (ant. yǒu 友 "friend") emphasises the intense emotional nature of the conflict between the enemies concerned.
        • Contrast: (HATE)惡/HATE The dominant general word referring to intense dislike is wù 惡 (ant. ài 愛 "love") which can relate to all kinds of concrete or abstract objects.
        • Assoc: (HATE)仇/HATE
        • Assoc: (HATE)望 / 望/HATE
        • Assoc: (HATE)恨/HATE
        • Assoc: (HATE)疾/HATE Jí 疾 feel intense personally focussed resentment.
        • Assoc: (HATE)苦/HATE
        • Assoc: (HATE)讎/HATE
        • Oppos: (HATE)德/PARTIAL