发牢骚發牢騷

fā láo sāo

Meaning

to whine; to be grouchy

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Characters

发fāto issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair又牢láopen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure宀牛骚sāoto annoy, to bother; to disturb, to harrass马蚤

Examples

停止发牢骚吧。

Tíng zhǐ fā láo sāo ba.

Stop grumbling.

汤姆老是发牢骚。

Tāng mǔ lǎo shi fā láo sāo.

Tom complains all the time.