椎胸跌足 — “To beat one's breast and stamp one's feet”
椎胸跌足 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beat one's breast and stamp one's feet”. To express extreme sorrow, grief, or remorse. Literally, “beat chest and stamp feet”.
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椎胸跌足 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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听到这个不幸的消息，她椎胸跌足，久久不能平静。
Upon hearing the unfortunate news, she beat her breast and stamped her feet, unable to calm down for a long time.
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Synonyms of 椎胸跌足
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
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Open the tool →Questions about 椎胸跌足
What does 椎胸跌足 mean?
椎胸跌足 (chuí xiōng diē zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beat one's breast and stamp one's feet”.
How do you pronounce 椎胸跌足?
椎胸跌足 is pronounced chuí xiōng diē zú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 椎胸跌足 literally mean?
Literally, 椎胸跌足 means “beat chest and stamp feet”. It is used to mean “to beat one's breast and stamp one's feet”.
What is the Chinese definition of 椎胸跌足?
犹言椎胸顿足。形容人悲痛、悔恨等时的情状。