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
simp. and trad. (抱怨)		抱	怨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàoyuàn
(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ jyun³
Min Nan (POJ): phǒ-oàn / phō-oàn / phāu-oàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàoyuàn → bàoyuan (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ → ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄩㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw.yuann
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y̯ɛn⁵¹/ → /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ y̯ɛn¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou⁵ jyun³
  - Yale: póuh yun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ jyn³
  - Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ yun³
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ jyːn³³/
Min Nan
- (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 (Zhangzhou): /pʰaʊ²²⁻²¹ uan²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰaʊ³³⁻²¹ uan²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰaʊ³³⁻¹¹ uan¹¹/

Verb

抱怨

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

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吐槽 (tǔcáo) (neologism, slang)
埋怨 (mányuàn)
怨嘆／怨叹 (oàn-thàn) (Min Nan)

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