呼天叫地 — “To cry out to heaven and earth”
呼天叫地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out to heaven and earth”. To lament loudly and desperately, expressing extreme grief, injustice, or agony. Literally, “Call to heaven, cry to earth”.
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呼天叫地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
呼天叫地 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 呼天叫地
他发现自己被诬陷后，气得呼天叫地，希望能有人为他主持公道。
After realizing he had been falsely accused, he cried out to heaven and earth in anger, hoping someone would deliver justice for him.
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Synonyms of 呼天叫地
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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kòu叩dì地wail in extreme grief
- hū呼tiān天yù吁dì地implore desperately for help
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What does 呼天叫地 mean?
呼天叫地 (hū tiān jiào dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out to heaven and earth”.
How do you pronounce 呼天叫地?
呼天叫地 is pronounced hū tiān jiào dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 呼天叫地 literally mean?
Literally, 呼天叫地 means “Call to heaven, cry to earth”. It is used to mean “to cry out to heaven and earth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 呼天叫地?
形容极为冤屈、怨恨或痛苦。同“呼天号地”。