牢骚 (牢騷)
láo sāo
Pinyin

Definition

牢骚 (牢騷)
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láo sāo
  1. discontent
  2. complaint
  3. to complain

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

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

嗯，面包会有的，爱情也会有的。我就是偶尔发发牢骚。不说了，我上网打会儿游戏。
ng4 ，miànbāo huì yǒu de ，àiqíng yě huì yǒu de 。wǒ jiùshì ǒu\'ěr fā fa láosāo 。bù shuō le ，wǒ shàngwǎng dǎ huǐr yóuxì 。
Yeah, there'll be food on the table and love will come too. I just like to complain from time to time. Anyway, I'm going to go online and play games for a while.
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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 yìshíbànhuǐr 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?
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