发牢骚

發牢騷

fālāosāo

verb #11,034

Meanings

1 to grumble
2 to complain
3 to whine

Characters

to emit; to express

firm; pen (here part of 牢骚)

to disturb (here part of 牢骚)

Examples

他总是在发牢骚。

Tā zǒngshì zài fālāosāo.

He's always complaining.

发牢骚解决不了问题。

Fālāosāo jiějué bù liǎo wèntí.

Grumbling won't solve the problem.

Tips

usage

发牢骚 implies petty or pointless complaining, not legitimate grievances. It has a mildly negative connotation.

Stroke Order

发 fā

牢 láo

骚 sāo