呼天叩地 — “To cry out to heaven and pound the ground”
呼天叩地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out to heaven and pound the ground”. To wail in extreme grief or sorrow, expressing profound distress. Literally, “shout to heaven and knock on the ground”.
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呼天叩地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
呼天叩地 Character Breakdown
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听到这个不幸的消息，她忍不住呼天叩地，泪流满面
Upon hearing the unfortunate news, she couldn't help but cry out to heaven and pound the ground, her face bathed in tears.
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Synonyms of 呼天叩地
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- hū呼bù不jǐ给xī吸too scared to catch one's breath
- hū呼zhī之jí即lái来，，huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
- hū呼zhī之jí即zhì至，，huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
- hū呼zhī之huò或chū出vividly portrayed, about to appear
- hū呼zhī之yù欲chū出so vivid as to seem ready to emerge
- hū呼lú卢hè喝zhì雉to gamble with dice
- hū呼xī吸zhī之jiān间in an instant
- hū呼xī吸xiāng相tōng通share same views and interests
- hū呼tiān天jiào叫dì地lament loudly and desperately
- hū呼tiān天hào号dì地cry out in extreme anguish
- hū呼tiān天yù吁dì地implore desperately for help
- hū呼tiān天huàn唤dì地cry out in extreme sorrow or pain
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What does 呼天叩地 mean?
呼天叩地 (hū tiān kòu dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out to heaven and pound the ground”.
How do you pronounce 呼天叩地?
呼天叩地 is pronounced hū tiān kòu dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 呼天叩地 literally mean?
Literally, 呼天叩地 means “shout to heaven and knock on the ground”. It is used to mean “to cry out to heaven and pound the ground”.
What is the Chinese definition of 呼天叩地?
大声叫天，用头撞地。形容极度悲伤。同“呼天抢地”。