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埋怨

埋怨

Chinese

to blame; bury blame; complain
simp. and trad.
(埋怨)

Verb

埋怨

  1. to blame; to grumble about; to complain

Usage notes

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. Note, also, the pronunciation of in 埋怨 as mán, not the usual mái.