叫苦不迭

叫苦不迭

Chinese

		to complain of hardship or suffering; to moan and groan
trad. (叫苦不迭)		叫苦	不迭
simp. #(叫苦不迭)		叫苦	不迭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàokǔbùdié

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): giu³ fu² bat¹ dit⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiàokǔbùdié
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawkuubudye
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: giu³ fu² bat¹ dit⁶
    • Yale: giu fú bāt diht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: giu³ fu² bat⁷ dit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: giu³ fu² bed¹ did⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯³³ fuː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tiːt̚²/

Idiom

叫苦不迭

1. to complain of one's suffering endlessly

   • 偶與此輩傾談，便見叫苦不迭。 [MSC, trad.]
     偶与此辈倾谈，便见叫苦不迭。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1925, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國社會各階級的分析》 (Analysis of the Classes in Chinese Society), 毛澤東選集 (1991). English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Ǒu yǔ cǐbèi qīngtán, biàn jiàn jiàokǔbùdié. [Pinyin]

     If by chance you get into intimate conversation with them, they invariably pour out their endless grievances.