怆天呼地 — “To wail to heaven and earth in extreme grief and despair”
怆天呼地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wail to heaven and earth in extreme grief and despair”. To cry out to heaven and earth in great sorrow. Literally, “Mournfully cry to heaven and earth”.
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What does 怆天呼地 mean?
怆天呼地 (chuàng tiān hū dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wail to heaven and earth in extreme grief and despair”.
How do you pronounce 怆天呼地?
怆天呼地 is pronounced chuàng tiān hū dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 怆天呼地 literally mean?
Literally, 怆天呼地 means “Mournfully cry to heaven and earth”. It is used to mean “to wail to heaven and earth in extreme grief and despair”.
What is the Chinese definition of 怆天呼地?
悲痛地呼天喊地。形容极其悲痛绝望的神态。同“怆地呼天”。