粵

抱pou5怨jyun3

pou5 jyun3bào yuàn

English

  1. to complain
  2. to moan
  3. to grumble
  4. to harbor a complaint
  5. to feel dissatisfied
  6. to complain; to grumble

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對某人或事表達不滿,甚或將原因歸咎於他人身上

Examples

  • 相反,佢話鄉下同村莊嘅人成日抱怨缺乏設施畀佢哋嘅小朋友學習英文,從而有機會搵到好啲嘅工作同更好嘅生活。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 別抱怨!

    Don't complain!

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 誰抱怨了?

    Who complained?

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 你想抱怨嗎?

    Do you wish to complain?

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 他怎么敢抱怨?

    How dare he complain?

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 你總是在抱怨。

    You are always complaining.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 你成日咁多抱怨,但點解自己唔積極啲啫?

    You are always complaining, but why don't you try to be more proactive?

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

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