东央西告 — “To entreat for help from place to place”
东央西告 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to entreat for help from place to place”. To solicit assistance everywhere; to beg from door to door.
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东央西告 Pronunciation and Pinyin
东央西告 Character Breakdown
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为了给重病的家人筹集医药费，他只好四处奔走，东央西告
To raise medical expenses for his seriously ill family member, he had no choice but to run around everywhere, entreating for help from place to place.
Idioms Related to 东央西告
Synonyms of 东央西告
More idioms starting with 东
- dōng东yī一xià下xī西yī一xià下act aimlessly or erratically
- dōng东dǎo倒xī西wāi歪staggering and lopsided
- dōng东tōu偷xī西mō摸pilfer here and there
- dōng东tù兔xī西wū乌The relentless passage of time
- dōng东chōng冲xī西jué决floodwaters gushing and breaching banks
- dōng东chōng冲xī西zhuàng撞rush about aimlessly
- dōng东chōng冲xī西tū突charge and attack in all directions
- dōng东láo劳xī西yàn燕friends or lovers separating
- dōng东nán南zhī之bǎo宝outstanding talents from the Southeast
- dōng东nán南zhī之xiù秀Outstanding talents from the Southeast
- dōng东nán南zhī之měi美Eminence of the Southeast
- dōng东nán南bàn半bì壁southeastern half of the country
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What does 东央西告 mean?
东央西告 (dōng yāng xī gào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to entreat for help from place to place”.
How do you pronounce 东央西告?
东央西告 is pronounced dōng yāng xī gào in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 东央西告?
指到处恳求。