呼天抢地

Traditional: 呼天搶地

hū tiān qiāng dì

Dictionary entry

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

What does 呼天抢地 mean?

呼天抢地 (hū tiān qiāng dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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呼hūto call · to cry 天tiānday · sky 抢qiāng(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) · opposite in direction; contrary 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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呼天抢地

hū tiān qiāng dì

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