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to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish |
blame; complain
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Pronunciation
Verb
抱⫽怨 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- to blame; to grumble about; to complain
他總是不斷的抱怨上天對他不公平。 [MSC, trad.]
他总是不断的抱怨上天对他不公平。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā zǒngshì bùduàn de bàoyuàn shàngtiān duì tā bùgōngpíng.
- He complained incessantly that Heaven was treating him unjustly.
Usage notes
抱怨 (bàoyuàn) differs from its near-synonym 埋怨 (mányuàn) in that the former term can only be directed at others, while the latter term can be directed at both oneself and others.
Synonyms
- 叨嘮／叨唠 (dāolao) (colloquial)
- 吐槽 (neologism, slang)
- 嗔怨 (chēnyuàn)
- 埋怨 (mányuàn)
- 怨嘆／怨叹 (oàn-thàn) (Hokkien)
- 怨懟／怨怼 (oàn-tūi) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 牢騷／牢骚 (láosāo)
- 發牢騷／发牢骚 (fā láosāo)