呼天唤地 — “To cry out in extreme sorrow or pain”
呼天唤地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out in extreme sorrow or pain”. To lament bitterly; to wail to heaven and earth. Literally, “call heaven, summon earth”.
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呼天唤地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
呼天唤地 Character Breakdown
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听到孩子生病的消息，她心急如焚，呼天唤地，希望孩子能早日康复。
Upon hearing the news of her child's illness, she was extremely anxious, wailing to heaven and earth, hoping for the child's swift recovery.
Idioms Related to 呼天唤地
Synonyms of 呼天唤地
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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yù吁dì地implore desperately for help
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Open the tool →Questions about 呼天唤地
What does 呼天唤地 mean?
呼天唤地 (hū tiān huàn dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out in extreme sorrow or pain”.
How do you pronounce 呼天唤地?
呼天唤地 is pronounced hū tiān huàn dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 呼天唤地 literally mean?
Literally, 呼天唤地 means “call heaven, summon earth”. It is used to mean “to cry out in extreme sorrow or pain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 呼天唤地?
哭天叫地，形容极为痛苦。