骂骂咧咧

罵罵咧咧
màmaliēliē
verb #65,685

Meanings

  1. 1 to grumble and curse
  2. 2 to mutter abuse while talking

Examples

HSK 1
Tā yībiān zǒu yībiān màmaliēliē.
He walked off muttering and cursing the whole way.
HSK 3
Shū le bǐsài, tā yīzhí màmaliēliē de.
After losing the game, he kept grumbling and swearing at everyone.

Tips

usage
骂骂咧咧 describes low, continuous muttered cursing rather than a loud outburst. The reduplicated takes the liē reading here, the same one in 大大咧咧 ('careless and casual'), not the liě of 咧嘴 ('to grin').

Stroke Order

liě