粵

呼fu1天tin1搶coeng1地dei6

simp呼天抢地
fu1 tin1 coeng1 dei6fu1 tin1 coeng2 dei6hū tiān qiāng dì

English

  1. (idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish)
  2. lit. yelling out to the sky and banging the ground, meaning one who is in mighty grief
  3. to utter cries of anguish

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喊得好大聲、好大動作

Examples

  • 死咗老公之後,佢喊到呼天搶地噉。

    After her husband's death, she cried in anguish.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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