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Chinese
Pronunciation
Note: The Mandarin reading of
埋 in
埋怨 is
mán, not the usual
mái. This irregular pronunciation likely resulted from
assimilation of the final by the
-n final of the following syllable.
Verb
埋怨
- to blame; to grumble about; to complain
埋怨對於我們毫無益處，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快樂。 [MSC, trad.]
埋怨对于我们毫无益处，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快乐。 [MSC, simp.]- Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàiyuè.
- Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.
Usage notes
埋怨 (mányuàn) differs from its near-synonym 抱怨 (bàoyuàn) in that the former term can be directed at both oneself and others, while the latter term can only be directed at others.
Synonyms
- 叨嘮 / 叨唠 (dāolao) (colloquial)
- 吐槽 (neologism, slang)
- 嗔怨 (chēnyuàn)
- 怨嘆 / 怨叹 (oàn-thàn) (Hokkien)
- 怨懟 / 怨怼 (oàn-tūi) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 抱怨 (bàoyuàn)
- 牢騷 / 牢骚 (láosāo)
- 發牢騷 / 发牢骚 (fā láosāo)