








昊天不吊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Heaven shows no compassion”. Used to express deep sorrow over someone's untimely death, lamenting against fate's cruelty. Literally, “Heaven does not pity”.

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Open the tool →昊天不吊 (hào tiān bù diào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Heaven shows no compassion”.
昊天不吊 is pronounced hào tiān bù diào in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 昊天不吊 means “Heaven does not pity”. It is used to mean “Heaven shows no compassion”.
指苍天不怜悯保佑。后以之为哀悼死者之辞。