椎天抢地 — “To express extreme grief and lamentation”
椎天抢地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to express extreme grief and lamentation”. To wail and beat one's breast in sorrow. Literally, “hammer the sky and grab the ground”.
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椎天抢地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
椎天抢地 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 椎天抢地
听到孩子失踪的噩耗，母亲椎天抢地，几乎昏厥过去
Upon hearing the devastating news of her child's disappearance, the mother wailed and beat her breast in sorrow, almost fainting.
Idioms Related to 椎天抢地
Synonyms of 椎天抢地
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
- chuí椎fū肤bō剥tǐ体cruelly exploit and plunder excessively
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Open the tool →Questions about 椎天抢地
What does 椎天抢地 mean?
椎天抢地 (chuí tiān qiǎng dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to express extreme grief and lamentation”.
How do you pronounce 椎天抢地?
椎天抢地 is pronounced chuí tiān qiǎng dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 椎天抢地 literally mean?
Literally, 椎天抢地 means “hammer the sky and grab the ground”. It is used to mean “to express extreme grief and lamentation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 椎天抢地?
形容极度悲痛的样子。