埋怨

Chinese

		to blame; bury	blame; complain
trad. (埋怨)		埋	怨
simp. ^#(埋怨)		埋	怨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): mányuàn
(Zhuyin): ㄇㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ
(Chengdu, SP): mai² yan⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁴ jyun³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mài-yen / mài-yan
Jin (Wiktionary): mai¹ ye²
Min Nan (POJ): bâi-oàn
Wu (Wiktionary): ma yoe (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mányuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mányuàn
  - Wade–Giles: man²-yüan⁴
  - Yale: mán-ywàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: manyuann
  - Palladius: маньюань (manʹjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /män³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹/

Note: The Mandarin reading of 埋 in 埋怨 is mán, not the usual mái. This irregular pronunciation likely resulted from assimilation of the final by the -n final of the following syllable.

- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: mai² yan⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: maijan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mai²¹ iɛn²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maai⁴ jyun³
  - Yale: màaih yun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁴ jyn³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mai⁴ yun³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːi̯²¹ jyːn³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mài-yen
  - Hakka Romanization System: maiˇ ien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mai² yan⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /mai̯¹¹ i̯en⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mài-yan
  - Hakka Romanization System: maiˇ (r)ian
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mai² yan⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /mai̯¹¹ (j)i̯an⁵⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: mai¹ ye²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /mai¹¹ ye⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâi-oàn
  - Tâi-lô: bâi-uàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bai'oaxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bai²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bai²⁴⁻²² uan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bai¹³⁻²² uan²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bai²⁴⁻¹¹ uan¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bai²³⁻³³ uan²¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ma yoe (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ma̱²² yø⁴⁴/

Verb

埋怨

to blame; to grumble about; to complain
埋怨對於我們毫無益處，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快樂。 [MSC, trad.]
埋怨对于我们毫无益处，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快乐。 [MSC, simp.]
Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàiyuè. [Pinyin]
Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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吐槽 (tǔcáo) (neologism, slang)
抱怨 (bàoyuàn)
叨嘮／叨唠 (dāolao) (colloquial)
怨嘆／怨叹 (oàn-thàn) (Min Nan)

怨懟／怨怼 (oàn-tūi) (Min Nan)
牢騷／牢骚 (láosāo)
發牢騷／发牢骚 (fā láosāo)