叫苦连天

叫苦連天

jiàokǔ-liántiān

idiom

Meanings

连日加班，员工们叫苦连天。

Lián rì jiābān, yuángōng men jiàokǔliántiān.

After days of overtime, the employees were complaining endlessly.

烈日下干活，民工们叫苦连天。

Lièrì xià gànhuó, míngōng men jiàokǔliántiān.

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

物价上涨，百姓叫苦连天。

Wùjià shàngzhǎng, bǎixìng jiàokǔliántiān.

With prices rising, ordinary people are complaining bitterly.

memory

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

叫 jiào

苦 kǔ

连 lián

天 tiān