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捶胸頓足

简捶胸顿足 · 繁捶胸頓足

Mandarin · pinyin chuí xiōng dùn zú

(idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)

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捶: chuí · strike with stick, lash, beat
胸: xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
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足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange

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2–1–4–2 · chui2 xiong1 dun4 zu2

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ceoi4 hung1 deon6 zuk1

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(idiomatic) to beat one's breast; to display intense sorrow or regret

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