呼天搶地
simp呼天抢地fu1 tin1 coeng1 dei6fu1 tin1 coeng2 dei6hū tiān qiāng dì
English
- (idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish)
- lit. yelling out to the sky and banging the ground, meaning one who is in mighty grief
- to utter cries of anguish
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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