沉冤莫白 unredressed grievance
Explanation
指长期得不到伸雪的冤屈。
Refers to long-standing grievances that have not been redressed.
Origin Story
话说唐朝时期，一位名叫李白的侠客，路见不平，拔刀相助，却因此得罪了当地恶霸，被诬陷为杀人犯，关进了大牢。狱卒对他百般折磨，而朝廷官员也都被恶霸收买，李白屡次上诉都不得伸冤，无奈之下只能在狱中饮酒作诗，以抒发心中的愤懑。若干年后，真相终于大白，恶霸的罪行被揭露，李白沉冤莫白，得以洗清冤屈，重获自由。出狱后，李白写下了流芳百世的《沉冤莫白赋》，表达了他对人间正义的期盼。
In the Tang Dynasty, a chivalrous knight named Li Bai, seeing injustice, drew his sword to help, but offended a local tyrant and was falsely accused of murder and imprisoned. The jailer tortured him, and court officials were bribed by the tyrant. Li Bai's repeated appeals failed to redress his grievance. Helpless, he drank and wrote poems in prison to express his resentment. Years later, the truth finally came to light, the tyrant's crimes were exposed, Li Bai was exonerated and regained his freedom. After his release, he wrote the immortal "Unjustly Accused," expressing his hope for justice in the world.
Usage
形容长期无法洗雪的冤屈。
Describes long-standing grievances that cannot be redressed.
Examples
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他蒙受了多年的沉冤莫白，直到真相大白才得以平反。
tā méng shòu le duō nián de chén yuān mò bái, zhì dào zhēn xiàng dà bái cái dé yǐ píng fǎn
He suffered from years of injustice until the truth came to light and he was exonerated.
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这个案件疑点重重，怕是要沉冤莫白了。
zhège ànjiàn yí diǎn chóng chóng, pà yào shì chén yuān mò bái le
This case is full of suspicious points, I'm afraid the injustice will never be redressed.