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叫苦连天

jiào kǔ lián tiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to whine on for days (idiom) / to endlessly grumble complaints / incessant whining
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d805c97b1170dd00. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

叫苦連天 叫苦连天 [jiao4 ku3 lian2 tian1] /to whine on for days (idiom)/to endlessly grumble complaints/incessant whining/

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Other forms in these source records: 叫苦連天

  • 叫
    jiào

    to shout / to call / to order / to ask / to be called / by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

  • 苦
    kǔ

    bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly

  • 连
    lián

    to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也[yě], 都[dōu] etc) even / company (military)

    Lián

    surname Lian

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.