椎心顿足 — “Pound one's chest and stamp one's feet”
椎心顿足 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet in extreme grief, remorse, or distress; to be utterly distraught”. Literally, “pound one's chest and stamp one's feet”.
椎心顿足 Pronunciation and Pinyin
椎心顿足 Character Breakdown
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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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What does 椎心顿足 mean?
椎心顿足 (chuí xīn dùn zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet in extreme grief, remorse, or distress; to be utterly distraught”.
How do you pronounce 椎心顿足?
椎心顿足 is pronounced chuí xīn dùn zú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 椎心顿足 literally mean?
Literally, 椎心顿足 means “pound one's chest and stamp one's feet”. It is used to mean “to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet in extreme grief, remorse, or distress; to be utterly distraught”.
What is the Chinese definition of 椎心顿足?
形容人悲痛、悔恨等时的情状。同“椎胸顿足”。