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): jiàokǔliántiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): giu³ fu² lin⁴ tin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàokǔliántiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàokǔliántian
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-kʻu³-lien²-tʻien¹
    • Yale: jyàu-kǔ-lyán-tyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawkuuliantian
    • Palladius: цзяокуляньтянь (czjaokuljanʹtjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: giu³ fu² lin⁴ tin¹
    • Yale: giu fú lìhn tīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: giu³ fu² lin⁴ tin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: giu³ fu² lin⁴ tin¹
    • Sinological 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

• (Cantonese) 喊苦喊忽
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 哭爸哭母, 哭死哭活