- 叫苦不迭 jiàokǔbùdié to complain endlessly(idiom) to cry out in pain or hardship without stopping; to complain or grumble incessantly
- 叫苦连天 jiàokǔliántiān to complain endlessly(idiom) to grumble and complain incessantly; to be full of complaints; to express extreme hardship or pain
- 装穷叫苦 zhuāngqióngjiàokǔ to plead povertyto feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken; to cry poverty despite being well-off