叫苦連天

叫苦連天

See also: 叫苦连天

Chinese

		to complain of hardship or suffering; to moan and groan	for several days in a row; for days on end; continuously for several days in a row; for days on end; continuously; incessantly
trad. (叫苦連天)		叫苦	連天
simp. (叫苦连天)		叫苦	连天

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàokǔ liántiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): giu³ fu² lin⁴ tin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiàokǔ liántiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawkuu liantian
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: giu³ fu² lin⁴ tin¹
    • Yale: giu fú lìhn tīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: giu³ fu² lin⁴ tin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: giu³ fu² lin⁴ tin¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯³³ fuː³⁵ liːn²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

叫苦連天

1. to be full of complaints; to complain to high heaven; to complain bitterly

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 哭爸哭母, 哭死哭活