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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
2 doing things at the last minute
3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)

怨天尤人

yuàn tiān yóu rén

1 (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others

Sample Sentences

我的同学总是一直抱怨书读不完。宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。一直说话不读书，当然读不完啦。

wǒ de tóngxué zǒngshì yīzhí bàoyuàn shū dú bù wán 。nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。yīzhí shuōhuà bù dúshū ，dāngrán dú bù wán la 。

My classmate always complains there is too much to study. Do more and talk less. If you keep talking instead of studying, then of course you can't finish studying.

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对，我还记得上次跟你去法国，你在飞机上一路抱怨，说再也不搭长程飞机什么的，把我烦死了。

duì ，wǒ hái jìde shàngcì gēn nǐ qù Fǎguó ，nǐ zài fēijī shàng yī lù bàoyuàn ，shuō zàiyě bù dā chángchéng fēijī shénme de ，bǎ wǒ fánsǐ le 。

Yeah, I still remember last time I went to France with you. You grumbled the whole way on the plane, saying that you'd never go on a long-haul flight again and stuff like that. It really annoyed me.

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听起来确实有点糟糕。遇到麻烦了，偶尔找知己好友在家里抱怨一下，这是舒缓情绪的好方法。可是如果不管对谁，不管在哪儿，都喜欢抱怨，那就太糟糕了。

tīng qǐlai quèshí yǒudiǎnr zāogāo 。yùdào máfan le ，ǒuěr zhǎo zhījǐ hǎoyǒu zài jiālǐ bàoyuàn yīxià ，zhè shì shūhuǎn qíngxù de hǎo fāngfǎ 。kěshì rúguǒ bùguǎn duì shéi ，bùguǎn zài nǎr ，dōu xǐhuan bàoyuàn ，nā jiù tài zāogāo le 。

It sounds really awful. When you come up against difficulties, you can complain to your friends at home every so often, that's a good way to alleviate your mood. However, those people who like to complain, no matter to whom, no matter where, are really awful.

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说的没错，可是如果一个人一开口就是抱怨，习惯性地喜欢向所有人倒苦水，那样就不太好了吧？

shuōde méicuò ，kěshì rúguǒ yī ge rén yī kāikǒu jiùshì bàoyuàn ，xíguànxìng de xǐhuan xiàng suǒyǒurén dào kǔshuǐ ，nàyàng jiù bùtài hǎo le ba ？

You're right, but if someone complains as soon as they open their mouth, and likes to habitually pour out their grievances to everyone, that's not good is it?

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是啊，我们一个同事，人特别好，但就是不管在哪儿都喜欢抱怨，抓住谁就要说几句老板又怎么为难他了，哪个同事又怎么给他穿小鞋了。

shì a ，wǒmen yī gè tóngshì ，rén tèbié hǎo ，dàn jiù shì bùguǎn zài nǎr dōu xǐhuan bàoyuàn ，zhuāzhù shéi jiù yào shuō jǐjù lǎobǎn yòu zěnme wéinán tā le ，nǎge tóngshì yòu zěnme gěi tā chuān xiǎoxié le 。

Yes, one of our colleagues is really nice, but he always likes to complain regardless of the place. Whoever he comes upon he always needs to say a few words about how the boss has treating him, or how one of his colleagues is making trouble for him.

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谁说不是呢，像今天，难得聚餐，大家都高高兴兴的，又是他在那里抱怨点的菜不好吃啦，聚餐的地点离家太远啦；然后诉苦说家里和老婆的不愉快啦，小孩功课不好学校老师不会教。

shéi shuō bùshì ne ，xiàng jīntiān ，nándé jùcān ，dàjiā dōu gāogāoxìngxìng de ，yòu shì tā zài nàlǐ bàoyuàn diǎnr de cài bù hǎochī la ，jùcān de dìdiǎn lí jiā tài yuǎn la ；ránhòu sùkǔ shuō jiālǐ hé lǎopó de bù yúkuài la ，xiǎohái gōngkè bù hǎo xuéxiào lǎoshī bùhuì jiāo 。

Tell me about it. Like today, we managed to get together to eat for the first time in a while, so everyone was in high spirits, but he was there complaining again that the food that was ordered wasn't nice and that the restaurant we chose was too far from his home; Then he was grumbling about his disagreements with his wife at home, that his kids are bad at doing their homework and that the teachers at their school don't teach well.

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在办公室这样的公共场合，听到他抱怨的人也会觉得很尴尬啊。

zài bàngōngshì zhèyàng de gōnggòngchǎnghé ，tīngdào tā bàoyuàn de rén yě huì juéde hěn gāngà ā 。

In a public space like an office, it's a bit awkward to hear someone complaining like this.

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明明是你先和我抱怨加班的，我为你打抱不平呀，而且996本来就很有问题。

míngmíng shì nǐ xiān hé wǒ bàoyuàn jiābān de ，wǒ wèi nǐ dǎbàobùpíng ya ，érqiě běnlái jiù hěn yǒu wèntí 。

Obviously you started complaining about working overtime first and I was sympathetic. Anyway 996 itself is a problem.

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诶，这让我想到一年前看到的，一篇关于美国演员对于男生公厕没有换尿布台抱怨的报导，很有趣，但也反映出想要积极参与养育孩子的奶爸所面临的诸多障碍之一，真该改进了。

èi ，zhè ràng wǒ xiǎngdào yī nián qián kàndào de ，yī piān guānyú Měiguó yǎnyuán duìyú nánshēng gōngcè méiyǒu huàn niàobù tái bàoyuàn de bàodǎo ，hěn yǒuqù ，dàn yě fǎnyìng chū xiǎngyào jījí cānyù yǎngyù háizi de nǎibà suǒ miànlín de zhūduō zhàngài zhīyī ，zhēn gāi gǎijìn le 。

Huh, this made me think of something I saw a year ago. It was an article about an American actor complaining that there are no baby-changing facilities in male public toilets. It was very interesting, but it also reflects one of the obstacles facing these stay-at-home dads when taking proactive moves to participate in raising their children. There should really be some progress.

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我们常听见设计师私底下抱怨客户，你们也遇过强势的客户挑战你们的理念吗？

wǒmen cháng tīngjiàn shèjìshī sīdǐxià bàoyuàn kèhù ，nǐmen yě yù guò qiángshì de kèhù tiǎozhàn nǐmen de lǐniàn ma ？

We often hear of designers complaining about their clients behind closed doors, have you ever come across a headstrong client who has challenged your concepts?

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