怨声载道
yuàn shēng zài dào
complaints everywhere
Character by character
怨yuàn
complaint
complaint
声shēng
voices
voices
载zài
fill
fill
道dào
road
road
Example
新政策一出,市民怨声载道。
As soon as the new policy came out, residents complained loudly.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
载 is zài (fill).
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