埋怨

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mányuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁴ jyun³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mài-yen / mài-yan
Min Nan (POJ): bâi-oàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mányuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: manyuann
  - IPA ^(key): /män³⁵ y̯ɛn⁵¹/

Note: The Mandarin reading of 埋 in 埋怨 is mán, not the usual mái. This irregular pronunciation likely resulted from assimilation of the final by the -n final of the following syllable..

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maai⁴ jyun³
  - Yale: màaih yun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁴ jyn³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mai⁴ yun³
  - IPA ^(key): /mäːi̯²¹ jyːn³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mài-yen
  - Hakka Romanization System: maiˇ ien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mai² yan⁴
  - IPA: /mai̯¹¹ i̯en⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mài-yan
  - Hakka Romanization System: maiˇ (r)ian
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mai² yan⁴
  - IPA: /mai̯¹¹ (j)i̯an⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâi-oàn
  - Tâi-lô: bâi-uàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bai'oaxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /baɪ²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /baɪ²⁴⁻²² uan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /baɪ¹³⁻²² uan²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /baɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ uan¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /baɪ²³⁻³³ uan²¹/

Verb

埋怨

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.

Synonyms

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吐槽 (tǔcáo) (neologism, slang)
怨嘆／怨叹 (oàn-thàn) (Min Nan)
怨懟／怨怼 (oàn-tūi) (Min Nan)

抱怨 (bàoyuàn)
發牢騷／发牢骚 (fā láosāo)

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