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呼天搶地

简呼天抢地 · 繁呼天搶地

Mandarin · pinyin hū tiān qiāng dì

(idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish)

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呼: hū · breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
抢: qiǎng · plunder, rob, take by force

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1–1–1–4 · hu1 tian1 qiang1 di4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu1 tin1 coeng2 dei6

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(idiomatic) to cry bitterly and loudly in excessive grief

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