磨豆腐

mòdòufu
  1. to grumble
  2. to chatter away incessantly

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to go on about something; to chatter away incessantly
  2. (figurative, neologism, slang) to trib; to scissor; to engage in lesbian acts
  3. to go on about something; to chatter away incessantly
  4. to grind soybean to make bean curd
  5. to trib; to scissor; to engage in lesbian acts

Wiktionary

  1. 用石磨研碎豆子來做豆腐。
  2. 比喻人反復說個沒完。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 磨 mò
  1. grindstone
  2. to grind
  3. to turn round
2 豆腐 dòufu
  1. tofu
  2. bean curd

Related entries

磨叨 mòdao
  1. to grumble
  2. to chatter
訴苦 sùkǔ
  1. to grumble
  2. to complain
  3. grievance
埋怨 mányuàn
  1. to complain
  2. to grumble (about)
  3. to reproach
  4. to blame
别再埋怨了。

Stop whining.

Source: Tatoeba

抱怨 bàoyuàn
  1. to complain
  2. to grumble
  3. to harbor a complaint
  4. to feel dissatisfied
誰抱怨了？

Who complained?

Source: Tatoeba

咕噥 gūnong
  1. to murmur
  2. to mumble
  3. to grumble
  4. to mutter
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