发牢骚
fā láo sāo
Pinyin

Definition

发牢骚
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fā láo sāo
  1. to whine
  2. to be grouchy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

牢
láo
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 sturdy
  3. 3 fold (for animals)
  4. 4 sacrifice
  5. 5 prison
牢牢
láo láo
  1. 1 firmly
  2. 2 safely
牢记
láo jì
  1. 1 to keep in mind
  2. 2 to remember
牢骚
láo sāo
  1. 1 discontent
  2. 2 complaint
  3. 3 to complain
地牢
dì láo
  1. 1 prison
  2. 2 dungeon
坐牢
zuò láo
  1. 1 to be imprisoned
套牢
tào láo
  1. 1 to immobilize with a lasso
  2. 2 to be trapped in the stock market
牢固
láo gù
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 secure
牢房
láo fáng
  1. 1 jail cell
  2. 2 prison cell
牢狱
láo yù
  1. 1 prison
牢笼
láo lóng
  1. 1 cage
  2. 2 trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)
  3. 3 fig. bonds (of wrong ideas)
  4. 4 shackles (of past misconceptions)
  5. 5 to trap
  6. 6 to shackle
牢靠
láo kào
  1. 1 firm and solid
  2. 2 robust
  3. 3 reliable
画地为牢
huà dì wéi láo
  1. 1 lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
发牢骚
fā láo sāo
  1. 1 to whine
  2. 2 to be grouchy
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
坚牢
jiān láo
  1. 1 strong
  2. 2 firm
大牢
dà láo
  1. 1 prison
水牢
shuǐ láo
  1. 1 prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
满腹牢骚
mǎn fù láo sāo
  1. 1 lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)
  2. 2 discontent
  3. 3 always moaning and complaining
监牢
jiān láo
  1. 1 prison
  2. 2 jail

Idioms (3)

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
满腹牢骚
mǎn fù láo sāo
  1. 1 lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)
  2. 2 discontent
  3. 3 always moaning and complaining
画地为牢
huà dì wéi láo
  1. 1 lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

Sample Sentences

我们也就发发牢骚，我看这户籍制度一时半会儿废除不了。
wǒmen yě jiù fā fāláosāo ，wǒ kàn zhè hùjí zhì dù yìshíbànhuǐr5 fèichúbùliǎo 。
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OK, OK. Stop whining. I'm going out to get something to eat. Do you want me to get anything for you?
Go to Lesson