撒泼

撒潑
sāpō
verb #33,454

Meanings

  1. 1 to make an unreasonable scene
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
  3. 3 to act out shrewishly

Examples

Tā zài shāngdiàn lǐ sāpō, yào lǎobǎn tuì qián.
She made a scene at the shop demanding the owner give her money back.
Háizi yí bú shùnxīn jiù sāpō dǎgǔn.
The child throws a tantrum and rolls on the floor whenever things don't go his way.

Tips

register
Strongly negative — implies someone (often stereotyped as women or spoiled children) is screaming, weeping, or rolling around to get their way. Often paired with 打滚 (dǎgǔn, 'roll on the floor') to form 撒泼打滚 — the full picture of an undignified public meltdown.

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