呼天吁地 — “To cry out to heaven and earth for help”
呼天吁地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out to heaven and earth for help”. To implore desperately; to appeal frantically in extreme distress. Literally, “Cry to heaven and earth”.
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呼天吁地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
呼天吁地 Character Breakdown
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面对突如其来的灾难，人们呼天吁地，只希望能得到救援。
Facing the sudden disaster, people cried out to heaven and earth, hoping only to receive rescue.
Idioms Related to 呼天吁地
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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huàn唤dì地cry out in extreme sorrow or pain
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Open the tool →Questions about 呼天吁地
What does 呼天吁地 mean?
呼天吁地 (hū tiān yù dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out to heaven and earth for help”.
How do you pronounce 呼天吁地?
呼天吁地 is pronounced hū tiān yù dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 呼天吁地 literally mean?
Literally, 呼天吁地 means “Cry to heaven and earth”. It is used to mean “to cry out to heaven and earth for help”.
What is the Chinese definition of 呼天吁地?
指呼喊天地以求救助。