叫苦连天 (jiàokǔliántiān): to cry out in pain endlessly

Meanings

1 to cry out in pain endlessly
2 to complain bitterly and nonstop
3 to moan and groan

Characters

叫

Examples

连日加班，员工们叫苦连天。

Liánrì jiābān, yuángōngmen jiàokǔ liántiān.

After days of overtime, the employees were complaining endlessly.

烈日下干活，民工们叫苦连天。

Liè rì xià gàn huó, míngōngmen jiàokǔ liántiān.

Working in the blazing sun, the laborers groaned without end.

物价上涨，百姓叫苦连天。

Wùjià shàngzhǎng, bǎixìng jiàokǔ liántiān.

With prices rising, ordinary people are complaining bitterly.

Tips

memory

连天 literally 'connecting to the sky' — the complaints are so loud and constant they reach up to heaven.

Stroke Order

叫 jiào

苦 kǔ

连 lián

天 tiān

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