粵

發faat3牢lou4騷sou1

simp发牢骚
faat3 lou4 sou1fā láo sāo

English

  1. to whine
  2. to be grouchy
  3. to grumble with discontent; to complain

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 提出不滿,但係實際上冇乜幫助

Examples

  • 停止发牢骚吧。

    Stop grumbling.

    Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY

  • 汤姆老是发牢骚。

    Tom complains all the time.

    Tatoeba · ryanwoo CC BY

  • 行动比语言更有说服力。别发牢骚多做事。

    Actions speak louder than words. Stop complaining and do it.

    Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

  • 你可以喺電台節目發牢騷。

    You can make complaints on radio programmes.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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