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騷 / 骚

Traditional
騷
Simplified
骚

(bound form) to disturb; to disrupt/flirty; coquettish/abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1]/(literary) literary writings; poetry/foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1])/(dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

sāo, sǎo, xiāo

Bopomofo

ㄙㄠ, ㄙㄠˇ, ㄒㄧㄠ

Jyutping

sou1

Example sentences

牢騷 / 牢骚 láosāo
他對公司的新規定有不少牢騷，卻沒有提出具體建議。
他对公司的新规定有不少牢骚，却没有提出具体建议。

He has many complaints about the company’s new rules, but he has not offered any concrete suggestions.

騷擾 / 骚扰 sāorǎo
他因為不斷接到騷擾電話而感到非常困擾。
他因为不断接到骚扰电话而感到非常困扰。

He felt very troubled because he kept receiving harassing phone calls.

騷動 / 骚动 sāodòng
火車抵達前，車站突然出現一陣騷動，工作人員立刻維持秩序。
火车抵达前，车站突然出现一阵骚动，工作人员立刻维持秩序。

Before the train arrived, a sudden commotion broke out at the station, and the staff immediately restored order.

Example Vocabulary

牢騷

lao2'sao1

complaint; grumble; gripe

風騷

feng1'sao1

騷擾

sao1'rao3

harass; disturb; molestation

性騷擾

xing4'sao1'rao3

發牢騷

fa1'lao2'sao1

騷

sao1

騷動

sao1'dong4

commotion; disturbance; sudden agitation among people

騷貨

sao1'huo4

滿腹牢騷

man3'fu4'lao2'sao1

獨領風騷

du2'ling3'feng1'sao1

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