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

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

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

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