叫苦不迭
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Chinese[edit]
to complain of hardship or suffering; to moan and groan | |||
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trad. (叫苦不迭) | 叫苦 | 不迭 | |
simp. #(叫苦不迭) | 叫苦 | 不迭 |
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Idiom[edit]
叫苦不迭
- to complain of one's suffering endlessly
- 偶與此輩傾談,便見叫苦不迭。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1925, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國社會各階級的分析》 (Analysis of the Classes in Chinese Society), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Ǒu yǔ cǐbèi qīngtán, biàn jiàn jiàokǔbùdié. [Pinyin]
- If by chance you get into intimate conversation with them, they invariably pour out their endless grievances.
偶与此辈倾谈,便见叫苦不迭。 [MSC, simp.]
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