complain to one's husband; tattle
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of a wife) to speak ill of others to her husband; to complain to one's husband about others
informalColloquial expression describing a wife complaining to her husband about others, often implying pillow talk or behind-the-scenes influence. Usually carries a slightly negative connotation of tattling or manipulation.
Tā她
zuì最
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
zhàng丈
fu夫
miàn面
qián前
gào告
zhěn枕
tou头
zhuàng状
。
She loves to complain to her husband about others.
Bié别
dé得
zuì罪
tā她
，
bù不
rán然
tā她
yòu又
huì会
qù去
gào告
zhěn枕
tou头
zhuàng状
。
Don't offend her, or she'll go tattle to her husband again.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
gào告
zhěn枕
tou头
zhuàng状
de的
xíng行
wéi为
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
kàn看
bu不
qǐ起
。
This kind of pillow-talk tattling is really contemptible.