端起碗吃肉，放下筷子罵娘
duān​qǐ​wǎn​chī​ròu​fàng​xià​kuài​zi​mà​niáng

to be ungrateful

  • created sense approved 端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘/端起碗吃肉，放下筷子罵娘 · duān​qǐ​wǎn​chī​ròu​fàng​xià​kuài​zi​mà​niáng · to be ungrateful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘 / 端起碗吃肉，放下筷子罵娘

    duān​qǐ​wǎn​chī​ròu​fàng​xià​kuài​zi​mà​niáng

    to be ungrateful

    [idiom] to eat meat from one's bowl and then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother; describes complaining despite being privileged or being ungrateful for what one has been given

    端 (literal) → 端 · duān · to carry 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · up 碗 (literal) → 碗 · wǎn · bowl 吃肉 (literal) → 吃肉 · chī​ròu · to eat meat ， (non_chinese) 放下 (literal) → 放下 · fàng​xia · to put down 筷子 (literal) → 筷子 · kuài​zi · chopsticks 骂娘 (literal) → 骂娘/罵娘 · mà​niáng · to swear at someone

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    created sense