吐苦水

tǔ kǔ shuǐ

Dictionary entry

to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth

What does 吐苦水 mean?

吐苦水 (tǔ kǔ shuǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth

2fig. to complain bitterly

3to pour out one's sufferings

Character breakdown

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吐tǔto spit · to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)苦kǔbitter · hardship 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group

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吐苦水

tǔ kǔ shuǐ

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