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

Tā yībiān zǒu yībiān màmaliēliē.
He walked off muttering and cursing the whole way.
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