发牢骚

yīn wù jià guò gāo ér fā láo sao

因物价过高而发牢骚

complain about high prices

méi yǒu shén me néng hé tā xīn yì tā zǒng shì fā láo sao

没有什么能合他心意，他总是发牢骚。

Nothing pleased him. He was always grumbling.

wǒ jí xiǎng fā láo sao dàn hái shi méi kāi kǒu

我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。

I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't.

tā shì gè huà bù duō de rén zhèng cháng bù huì fā láo sao

他是个话不多的人，正常不会发牢骚。

He was a quiet man, not usually given to complaining.

tā de mǔ qīn yīn méi yǒu chǔ lǐ hǎo shì qing ér duì tā fā láo sao

她的母亲因没有处理好事情而对她发牢骚。

Her mother had a grumble at her for not tidying up the mess.

tā zhǐ zhī dào fā láo sao shū qì

他只知道发牢骚舒气。

All he does is fuss and grumble to relieve his feelings.

tā zhǐ gù zhe fā láo sao

他只顾着发牢骚。

He did nothing but grumble.