捶胸顿足

Traditional: 捶胸頓足

chuí xiōng dùn zú

Dictionary entry

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

What does 捶胸顿足 mean?

捶胸顿足 (chuí xiōng dùn zú) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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捶chuíto beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound 胸xiōngvariant of 胸[xiong1]顿dùnto stop · to pause 足jùexcessive

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捶胸顿足

chuí xiōng dùn zú

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