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吐苦水

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Collocation

1
吐了一肚子的苦水
2
向……(某人)吐苦水
3
大吐苦水
4
吐一吐苦水
5
吐吐苦水
6
吐不完的苦水

Definition

吐口水

Literally means:

spitting ptysis

Actually means:

pour out one's bitterness

苦水 refers to one's pentup agony or grievancy. The phrase means pouring out the agony or grievance pent up in one's heart.

苦水藏在内心的痛苦或委屈。指向别人诉说自己心中的痛苦或委屈。

Example

Used as predicate, attributive or object, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、定语、宾语,中间可插入其他词语)
1
niántóu
年头
,
jiā
大家
de
zi
日子
hǎoguò
不好过
,
lǎopéngyou
老朋友
jiànmiàn
见面
jiù
shuǐ
苦水
,
niàn
大念
jīng

That year, everyone's life is not good, old friends meet on the spitting bitter water, big read bitter.

2
huí
niángjia
娘家
běn
xiǎng
zi
肚子
de
shuǐ
苦水
,
shì
可是
kàndào
看到
qīn
母亲
bìng
le
,
shénme
什么
dōu
shuō
chūlái
出来
le

She went back to her mother's house and wanted to vomit the bitter water in her stomach, but when she saw her mother sick, she couldn't say anything.

3
Rén
zài
qíng
情绪
luò
低落
shí
xiǎng
shuǐ
苦水
shì
rénzhīchángqíng
人之常情
,
dànshì
但是
zi
肚子
wěiqu
委屈
gāi
wǎng
哪里
dǎo
,
jiù
shì
xuéwèn
学问
le

People in low mood want to spit bitter water is a common feeling, but a stomach wronged where to fall, is the university asked.