怨言 (yuàn yán) — complaint; grumble
Definition
A noun for words of complaint — used in fixed patterns like 毫无怨言 ('not a word of complaint') or 说怨言. Contrast with 抱怨 and 埋怨, which are verbs meaning the act of complaining.
noun
complaintgrumble
Examples
- 怨言。Tā cóng lái bù shuō yí jù yuàn yán.He never says a single word of complaint.
- 怨言。Tā duì gōng sī de ān pái méi yǒu rèn hé yuàn yán.She has no complaints about the company's arrangements.
- ，怨言。Miàn duì gōng zuò zhōng de bù gōng píng, tā cóng bù suí biàn shuō chū yuàn yán.In the face of unfairness at work, he never casually utters complaints.
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