倒苦水

dào kǔ shuǐ

Dictionary entry

to pour out one's grievances

What does 倒苦水 mean?

倒苦水 (dào kǔ shuǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to pour out one's grievances

Character breakdown

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倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 苦kǔbitter · hardship 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group

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倒苦水

dào kǔ shuǐ

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