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满腹牢骚

mǎn fù láo sāo

4-character word Traditional 滿腹牢騷

What 满腹牢骚 means

1. lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)
2. discontent
3. always moaning and complaining

The characters in 满腹牢骚

• 满mǎnto fill; full; filled
• 腹fùabdomen; stomach; belly
• 牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast
• 骚sāo(bound form) to disturb; to disrupt; flirty; coquettish; abbr. for 离骚

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