发牢骚

Traditional: 發牢騷

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Dictionary entry

to whine

What does 发牢骚 mean?

发牢骚 (fā láo sāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to whine

2to be grouchy

Character breakdown

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发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock) · prison; jail 骚sāo(bound form) to disturb; to disrupt · flirty; coquettish

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发牢骚

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