椎膺顿足 — “To beat one's breast and stamp one's feet”
椎膺顿足 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beat one's breast and stamp one's feet”. To express extreme sorrow, grief, or remorse. Literally, “Beat one's chest and stamp one's feet”.
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椎膺顿足 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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听到突如其来的噩耗，她不禁椎膺顿足，泪如雨下。
Upon hearing the sudden bad news, she couldn't help but beat her breast and stamp her feet, tears streaming down her face.
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Synonyms of 椎膺顿足
More idioms starting with 椎
- chuí椎mái埋tú屠gǒu狗Engaging in wicked and lowly deeds
- chuí椎mái埋gǒu狗qiè窃rob and steal, live a life of crime
- chuí椎mái埋chuān穿jué掘commit murder and grave robbing
- chuí椎tiān天qiǎng抢dì地wail and beat one's breast in sorrow
- chuí椎xīn心ǒu呕xuè血feel extreme agonizing grief
- chuí椎xīn心qì泣xuè血overwhelmed with profound grief
- chuí椎xīn心dùn顿zú足to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet
- chuí椎xīn心yǐn饮qì泣grieve heartbrokenly and weep uncontrollably
- chuí椎pāi拍wàn輐duàn断adapt subtly and seamlessly
- chuí椎niú牛fā发zhǒng冢commit heinous crimes
- chuí椎niú牛shà歃xuè血swear an oath by sacrificing an ox
- chuí椎niú牛xiǎng飨shì士feast soldiers with a slaughtered ox
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Open the tool →Questions about 椎膺顿足
What does 椎膺顿足 mean?
椎膺顿足 (chuí yīng dùn zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beat one's breast and stamp one's feet”.
How do you pronounce 椎膺顿足?
椎膺顿足 is pronounced chuí yīng dùn zú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 椎膺顿足 literally mean?
Literally, 椎膺顿足 means “Beat one's chest and stamp one's feet”. It is used to mean “to beat one's breast and stamp one's feet”.
What is the Chinese definition of 椎膺顿足?
形容人悲痛、悔恨等时的情状。同“椎胸顿足”。