kao peh kao bu

The story

1. Hokkien · borrowed from哭爸哭母“to complain to high heaven”
2. English todaykao peh kao bu

From Hokkien 哭爸哭母 (khàu-pē-khàu-bú, “to complain to high heaven”, literally “to quarrel with one’s parents; to weep for one’s father and mother”).