怨言 yuànyán complaint
How to remember 怨言: 怨 to blame + 言 words = complaint.
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How it is used
- The actual words of complaint someone voices - 毫无怨言 (háo wú yuànyán) without a word of complaint, 满腹怨言 (mǎnfù yuànyán) full of grumbling.
- Very common in the set phrase 毫无怨言, praising someone who does hard work uncomplainingly.
- Unlike 怨气 (the inner resentment), 怨言 is what gets said out loud.