叫苦连天

叫苦連天
jiàokǔ-liántiān
idiom

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 4
Lián rì jiābān, yuángōng men jiàokǔliántiān.
After days of overtime, the employees were complaining endlessly.
HSK 5
Wùjià shàngzhǎng, bǎixìng jiàokǔliántiān.
With prices rising, ordinary people are complaining bitterly.
HSK 7-9
Lièrì xià gànhuó, míngōng men jiàokǔliántiān.
Working in the blazing sun, the laborers groaned without end.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

jiào
lián
tiān