牢騷

牢騷

See also: 牢骚

Chinese

		with grievance and toil	to bother; to annoy; to have sex appeal
trad. (牢騷)		牢	騷
simp. (牢骚)		牢	骚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): láosāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ sou¹
• Min Nan (POJ): lô-so / lâu-sau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: láosāo → láosao (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄙㄠ → ㄌㄠˊ ˙ㄙㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lau.sau
    • IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/ → /lɑʊ̯³⁵ sɑʊ̯³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁴ sou¹
    • Yale: lòuh sōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ sou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴ sou¹
    • IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ sou̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô-so
    • Tâi-lô: lô-so
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loisoy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lo²⁴⁻²² so³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lo¹³⁻²² so⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lo²⁴⁻²² so⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâu-sau
    • Tâi-lô: lâu-sau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lausaw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /laʊ²³⁻³³ saʊ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /laʊ²⁴⁻¹¹ saʊ⁴⁴/

Verb

牢騷

1. to complain; to grumble; to be discontented

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) 抱怨 (bàoyuàn) 發牢騷／发牢骚 (fā láosāo)

Noun

牢騷

1. complaint; grumble; discontent

Synonyms

• 怨言 (yuànyán)

Derived terms

大發牢騷／大发牢骚 滿肚牢騷／满肚牢骚 滿腹牢騷／满腹牢骚

牢騷滿腹／牢骚满腹 發牢騷／发牢骚 (fā láosāo)