"to whine" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
发牢骚發牢騷	fā láo sāo	to whine / to be grouchy
靠腰	kào yāo	(lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau]) / (Tw) (slang) to whine / shut the hell up! / fuck! / damn!

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
哀鸣哀鳴	āi míng	(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound / whine / moan / wail	syn
叫苦	jiào kǔ	to whine about hardships / to complain of one's bitter lot / to complain / to grumble
哀鸿遍野哀鴻遍野	āi hóng biàn yě	lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom) / fig. land swarming with disaster victims / starving people fill the land	syn
叫苦连天叫苦連天	jiào kǔ lián tiān	to whine on for days (idiom) / to endlessly grumble complaints / incessant whining	syn
哭天抹泪哭天抹淚	kū tiān mǒ lèi	to wail and whine / piteous weeping	syn

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