entries → 抱怨
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
抱怨 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
抱怨 =
ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ · bàoyuàn
verb — to complain, to grumble, to gripe

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to hold, to carry (擁抱)bào
resentment, a grudge (怨恨)yuàn
抱怨,擁抱的抱,怨恨的怨。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

心裡的)一直)著,最後說了出來。
A grudge (怨) held (抱) close, carried until it spills out as a complaint.
關 · Related
yuànhènto resent — the deeper mányuànto blame and grumble — the close synonym