牢骚满腹

牢騷滿腹

láosāo-mǎnfù

idiom

Meanings

他最近牢骚满腹，整天抱怨公司。

Tā zuìjìn láosāomǎnfù, zhěngtiān bàoyuàn gōngsī.

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

与其牢骚满腹，不如想想办法。

Yǔqí láosāomǎnfù, 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