发牢骚 (fā láo sāo) — to complain, to grumble, to grouse

Definition

Examples

• 他发了一通发牢骚，然后才去工作。
  Tā fā le yì tōng fā láo sāo, rán hòu cái qù gōng zuò.
  He let out a string of complaints before finally going to work.
• 别在这儿发牢骚了，快做正事吧。
  Bié zài zhè r fā láo sāo le, kuài zuò zhèng shì ba.
  Stop complaining here and get to work.
• 他总爱在同事面前发牢骚，大家都不喜欢他。
  Tā zǒng ài zài tóng shì miàn qián fā láo sāo, dà jiā dōu bù xǐ huan tā.
  He always complains in front of colleagues, and nobody likes him.