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叫苦连天 — “To make endless complaints”

叫苦连天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make endless complaints”. To complain bitterly and incessantly. Literally, “To cry out suffering continuously to the heavens”.

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叫苦连天 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 叫jiào
  • 苦kǔ
  • 连lián
  • 天tiān

叫苦连天 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
叫
jiào5call out, shout, or cry
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
连
lián8to connect, link, continuously
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature

Example Sentence with 叫苦连天

考试成绩公布后,一些学生对结果叫苦连天。
After the exam results were announced, some students complained bitterly about the outcome.

Idioms Related to 叫苦连天

Synonyms of 叫苦连天

  • jiào叫kǔ苦bu不dié迭complain incessantly
  • cháng长xū吁duǎn短tàn叹to sigh frequently with distress

Antonyms of 叫苦连天

  • lè乐bù不kě可zhī支overjoyed beyond measure
  • xǐ喜chū出wàng望wài外overjoyed at unexpected good news
  • méi眉kāi开yǎn眼xiào笑to beam with joy

More idioms starting with 叫

  • jiào叫huā化zi子A beggar
  • jiào叫jiào叫rǎng嚷rǎng嚷shouting and yelling loudly

Questions about 叫苦连天

What does 叫苦连天 mean?
叫苦连天 (jiào kǔ lián tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make endless complaints”.
How do you pronounce 叫苦连天?
叫苦连天 is pronounced jiào kǔ lián tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 叫苦连天 literally mean?
Literally, 叫苦连天 means “to cry out suffering continuously to the heavens”. It is used to mean “to make endless complaints”.
What is the Chinese definition of 叫苦连天?
不住地叫苦。形容十分痛苦。
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