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叫苦

jiào kǔ

2-character word

What 叫苦 means

1. to whine about hardships
2. to complain of one's bitter lot
3. to complain
4. to grumble

The characters in 叫苦

• 叫jiàoto shout; to call; to order
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain

Words starting with 叫苦

• 叫苦连天jiào kǔ lián tiānto whine on for days (idiom); to endlessly grumble complaints; incessant whining
• 叫苦不迭jiào kǔ bu diéto complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly; incessant grievances

Words containing 叫苦

• 装穷叫苦zhuāng qióng jiào kǔto feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom)

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