号天叩地 — “To cry out to heaven and knock one's head on the ground”
号天叩地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out to heaven and knock one's head on the ground”. To wail and lament excessively, expressing extreme grief or sorrow. Literally, “cry out to heaven and kowtow to the earth”.
号天叩地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- hào号lìng令rú如shān山Orders are strict and absolute
- háo号táo咷dà大kū哭to wail loudly
- háo号táo啕dà大kū哭to wail loudly and cry uncontrollably
- háo号táo啕tòng痛kū哭to weep and wail bitterly
- hào号tiān天kū哭dì地wail and lament loudly
- hào号tiān天táo啕dì地cry out to heaven and wail to earth
- hào号tiān天pāi拍dì地wail loudly in great distress
- hào号tiān天dā搭dì地wail to the sky and throw oneself to the ground
- háo号hán寒tí啼jī饥wail from cold and cry from hunger
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What does 号天叩地 mean?
号天叩地 (hào tiān kòu dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out to heaven and knock one's head on the ground”.
How do you pronounce 号天叩地?
号天叩地 is pronounced hào tiān kòu dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 号天叩地 literally mean?
Literally, 号天叩地 means “cry out to heaven and kowtow to the earth”. It is used to mean “to cry out to heaven and knock one's head on the ground”.
What is the Chinese definition of 号天叩地?
号：大叫；叩：敲击。大声呼天，以头撞地。形容极度悲痛