duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng
Traditional: 端起碗吃肉，放下筷子罵娘
端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘 (duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom); fig. to complain despite being privileged; to be ungrateful for what one has been given”.
Meanings
- 1lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom)
- 2fig. to complain despite being privileged
- 3to be ungrateful for what one has been given
Characters in 端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘
Related words
下down孩子child起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state一起(in) the same place吃to eat; to consume吃variant of 吃[chi1]一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon起to rise放to put下来to come down