牢骚满腹

牢騷滿腹

láosāomǎnfù

idiom

Meanings

Tā zuìjìn láosāo mǎn fù, zhěngtiān bàoyuàn gōngsī.

He's been full of gripes lately, complaining about the company all day.

Yǔqí láosāo mǎn fù, bùrú xiǎngxiang bànfǎ.

Rather than stew in complaints, think of a solution.

usage

Describes chronic griping, not a single complaint. 满腹 (bellyful) signals that the grievances have built up.

memory

牢骚 literally "prison noise" — the sound of grumbling. Imagine a belly stuffed with muttering.

牢 láo

骚 sāo

满 mǎn

腹 fù