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叫苦

jiào kǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. to whine about hardships
  2. 2. to complain of one's bitter lot
  3. 3. to complain
  4. 4. to grumble

Words Containing 叫苦

装穷叫苦
zhuāng qióng jiào kǔ

to feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom)

叫苦不迭
jiào kǔ bu dié

to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly

叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān

to whine on for days (idiom)

Child Words of 叫苦

苦
kǔ

bitter

叫
jiào

to shout