抱怨

Chinese

		to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish	blame; complain
trad. (抱怨)		抱	怨
simp. #(抱怨)		抱	怨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): bàoyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bao⁴ yan⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ jyun³

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phǒ-oàn / phō-oàn / phāu-oàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàoyuàn → bàoyuan (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ → ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄩㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàoyuån
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-yüan⁵
    • Yale: bàu-ywan
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw.yuann
    • Palladius: баоюань (baojuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/ → /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: bao⁴ yan⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: baojan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pau²¹³ iɛn²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ jyun³
    • Yale: póuh yun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ jyn³
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ yun³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ jyːn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǒ-oàn
    • Tâi-lô: phǒ-uàn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo²² uan⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-oàn
    • Tâi-lô: phō-uàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoixoaxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²²⁻²¹ uan²¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phāu-oàn
    • Tâi-lô: phāu-uàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phauxoaxn
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰau³³⁻¹¹ uan¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰau³³⁻²¹ uan²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰau²²⁻²¹ uan²¹/

Verb

抱⫽怨 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to blame; to grumble about; to complain

Usage notes

抱怨 (bàoyuàn) differs from its near-synonym 埋怨 (mányuàn) in that the former term can only be directed at others, while the latter term can be directed at both oneself and others.

Synonyms

• 叨嘮／叨唠 (dāolao) (colloquial)
• 吐槽 (neologism, slang)
• 嗔怨 (chēnyuàn)
• 埋怨 (mányuàn)
• 怨嘆／怨叹 (oàn-thàn) (Hokkien)
• 怨懟／怨怼 (oàn-tūi) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 牢騷／牢骚 (láosāo)
• 發牢騷／发牢骚 (fā láosāo)