埋怨
Chinese edit
to blame; bury | blame; complain | ||
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trad. (埋怨) | 埋 | 怨 | |
simp. #(埋怨) | 埋 | 怨 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
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.]
- 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.
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.]
Usage notes edit
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.