发牢骚 發牢騷
发牢骚 發牢騷 fā láo sāo ㄈㄚ ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ faat3 lou4 sou1
- to whine
- to be grouchy
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发 發
- 并发 併發 bìng fā ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄚ bing3 faat3 to happen simultaneously
- 出发 出發 chū fā ㄔㄨ ㄈㄚ ceot1 faat3 to set off
- 分发 分發 fēn fā ㄈㄣ ㄈㄚ fan1 faat3 to distribute
- 启发 啟發 qǐ fā ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄚ kai2 faat3 to enlighten
- 引发 引發 yǐn fā ㄧㄣˇ ㄈㄚ jan5 faat3 to lead to
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- 复发 復發 fù fā ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄚ fuk6 faat3 to recur (of a disease)
- 打发 打發 dǎ fa ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄈㄚ daa2 faat3 to dispatch sb to do sth
- 批发 批發 pī fā ㄆㄧ ㄈㄚ pai1 faat3 wholesale
- 揭发 揭發 jiē fā ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄚ kit3 faat3 to expose
- 散发 散發 sàn fā ㄙㄢˋ ㄈㄚ saan3 faat3 to distribute; to emit; to give off
- 沙发 沙發 shā fā ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ saa1 faat3 (loanword) sofa
- 激发 激發 jī fā ㄐㄧ ㄈㄚ gik1 faat3 to arouse
- 焕发 煥發 huàn fā ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄚ wun6 faat3 to shine
- 爆发 爆發 bào fā ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄚ baau3 faat3 to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
- 理发 理髮 lǐ fà ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄚˋ lei5 faat3 to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
- 发作 發作 fā zuò ㄈㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ faat3 zok3 to flare up; to break out
- 发光 發光 fā guāng ㄈㄚ ㄍㄨㄤ faat3 gwong1 to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
- 发出 發出 fā chū ㄈㄚ ㄔㄨ faat3 ceot1 to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
- 发动 發動 fā dòng ㄈㄚ ㄉㄨㄥˋ faat3 dung6 to start
- 发射 發射 fā shè ㄈㄚ ㄕㄜˋ faat3 se6 to shoot (a projectile)
牢
- 坐牢 zuò láo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊ co5 lou4 to be imprisoned
- 牢固 láo gù ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨˋ lou4 gu3 firm
- 牢牢 láo láo ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄠˊ lou4 lou4 firmly
- 牢记 牢記 láo jì ㄌㄠˊ ㄐㄧˋ lou4 gei3 to keep in mind; to remember
- 牢骚 牢騷 láo sāo ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ lou4 sou1 discontent
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- 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 嘴牢 zuǐ láo ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄠˊ zeoi2 lou4 tight-lipped
- 地牢 dì láo ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄠˊ dei6 lou4 prison
- 坚牢 堅牢 jiān láo ㄐㄧㄢ ㄌㄠˊ gin1 lou4 strong
- 大牢 dà láo ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄠˊ daai6 lou4 prison
- 太牢 tài láo ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ taai3 lou4 (in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)
- 套牢 tào láo ㄊㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ tou3 lou4 to immobilize with a lasso
- 水牢 shuǐ láo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄠˊ seoi2 lou4 prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
- 牢友 láo yǒu ㄌㄠˊ ㄧㄡˇ lou4 jau2 inmate
- 牢子 láo zǐ ㄌㄠˊ ㄗˇ lou4 zi2 jailer (old)
- 牢实 牢實 láo shi ㄌㄠˊ ˙ㄕ lou4 sat6 solid
- 牢房 láo fáng ㄌㄠˊ ㄈㄤˊ lou4 fong2 jail cell
- 牢狱 牢獄 láo yù ㄌㄠˊ ㄩˋ lou4 juk6 prison
- 牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ lou4 lung4 cage
- 牢靠 láo kào ㄌㄠˊ ㄎㄠˋ lou4 kaau3 firm and solid
骚 騷
- 牢骚 牢騷 láo sāo ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ lou4 sou1 discontent
- 骚乱 騷亂 sāo luàn ㄙㄠ ㄌㄨㄢˋ sou1 lyun6 disturbance; riot
- 骚动 騷動 sāo dòng ㄙㄠ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sou1 dung6 disturbance; uproar
- 骚扰 騷擾 sāo rǎo ㄙㄠ ㄖㄠˇ sou1 jiu2 to disturb
- 闷骚 悶騷 mēn sāo ㄇㄣ ㄙㄠ mun6 sou1 (coll.) outwardly cold or retiring but deep and passionate inside
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- 拿骚 拿騷 Ná sāo ㄋㄚˊ ㄙㄠ naa4 sou1 Nassau, capital of The Bahamas
- 撩骚 撩騷 liáo sāo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄙㄠ liu1 sou1 to flirt
- 发骚 發騷 fā sāo ㄈㄚ ㄙㄠ faat3 sou1 horny
- 聊骚 聊騷 liáo sāo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄙㄠ liu4 sou1 to chat flirtatiously
- 离骚 離騷 Lí Sāo ㄌㄧˊ ㄙㄠ lei4 sou1 On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原 in Songs of Chu 楚辞
- 风骚 風騷 fēng sāo ㄈㄥ ㄙㄠ fung1 sou1 literary excellence
- 骚包 騷包 sāo bāo ㄙㄠ ㄅㄠ sou1 baau1 (slang) alluring
- 骚味 騷味 sāo wèi ㄙㄠ ㄨㄟˋ sou1 mei6 foul smell
- 骚客 騷客 sāo kè ㄙㄠ ㄎㄜˋ sou1 haak3 (literary) poet
- 骚情 騷情 sāo qíng ㄙㄠ ㄑㄧㄥˊ sou1 cing4 frivolous
- 骚搅 騷攪 sāo jiǎo ㄙㄠ ㄐㄧㄠˇ sou1 gaau2 to disturb; to pester
- 骚然 騷然 sāo rán ㄙㄠ ㄖㄢˊ sou1 jin4 turbulent
- 骚瑞 騷瑞 sāo ruì ㄙㄠ ㄖㄨㄟˋ sou1 seoi6 (loanword) sorry
- 骚话 騷話 sāo huà ㄙㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sou1 waa6 obscenities
- 骚货 騷貨 sāo huò ㄙㄠ ㄏㄨㄛˋ sou1 fo3 loose woman; slut
Idioms with these characters
- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 不悱不发 不悱不發 bù fěi bù fā ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
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- 对症发药 對症發藥 duì zhèng fā yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 faat3 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 发奋图强 發奮圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better
- 发愤图强 發憤圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
- 发愤忘食 發憤忘食 fā fèn wàng shí ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ faat3 fan5 mong4 sik6 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
- 发奋有为 發奮有為 fā fèn yǒu wéi ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ faat3 fan5 jau5 wai4 to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
- 发号施令 發號施令 fā hào shī lìng ㄈㄚ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 hou6 si1 ling6 to boss people around (idiom)
- 发聋振聩 發聾振聵 fā lóng zhèn kuì ㄈㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ faat3 lung4 zan3 kui2 lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
- 画地为牢 畫地為牢 huà dì wéi láo ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˊ waak6 dei6 wai4 lou4 lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
- 牢不可破 láo bù kě pò ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄛˋ lou4 bat1 ho2 po3 (idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid
- 满腹牢骚 滿腹牢騷 mǎn fù láo sāo ㄇㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ mun5 fuk1 lou4 sou1 lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)
Example sentences
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停止 发牢骚 發牢騷 吧 。
Stop grumbling.
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汤姆 湯姆 老是 发牢骚 發牢騷 。
Tom complains all the time.
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行动 行動 比 语言 語言 更 有 说服力 說服力 。 别 別 发牢骚 發牢騷 多 做事 。
Actions speak louder than words. Stop complaining and do it.
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