牢骚满腹

牢騷滿腹

láosāo-mǎnfù

idiom

Meanings

HSK 5

他最近牢骚满腹，整天抱怨公司。

Tā zuìjìn láosāo-mǎnfù, zhěngtiān bàoyuàn gōngsī.

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

HSK 6

与其牢骚满腹，不如想想办法。

Yǔqí láosāo-mǎnfù, 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