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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries发牢骚
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fā láosāo
"员工中间有一些发牢骚的声音。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of complaining persistently or expressing quiet discontent.
"There was some quiet grumbling among the employees regarding the new schedule." - 2
A low, indistinct sound, such as that of a distant storm or a quiet rumble.
"A low grumbling of thunder announced the approaching summer storm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the frequentative verb grumble, which originated in the late 14th century from Middle Dutch 'grrommelen' or Middle Low German 'grummeln', both of which are imitative echoic formations reflecting a low, guttural murmur. Over centuries, the term evolved to specifically connote persistent, low-level discontent and complaining.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Grumbling" is said worldwide
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grommellement
Transliteration: grom-muhl-mahn
"Il y avait des gromsements parmi la foule."
Grummeln
Transliteration: grum-eln
"Man hörte ein leises Grummeln im Publikum."
brontolio
Transliteration: bron-to-li-o
"Si sentiva un leggero brontolio tra i lavoratori."
gruñido
Transliteration: grun-yi-do
"Había un pequeño gruñido de descontento entre los empleados."
resmungo
Transliteration: hiz-mun-gu
"Havia um leve resmungo entre os participantes."
बड़ड़ाहट
Transliteration: barbarahat
"कर्मचारियों के बीच कुछ बड़ड़ाहट थी।"
发牢骚
Transliteration: fā láosāo
"员工中间有一些发牢骚的声音。"
불평
Transliteration: bulpyeong
"직원들 사이에서 작은 불평이 있었다."
不満
Transliteration: fuman
"社員の間でちょっとした不満の声が上がっていた。"
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