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Jyutping
giu3 fu2 lin4 tin1
Pinyin
jiào kǔ lián tiān
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to whine on for days (idiom)
to endlessly grumble complaints
incessant whining
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
情況非常之艱難,令人忍唔住係咁呻
(lit.) to cry to heaven; (fig.) to grumble about one's hardship
我棟樓連續三日停電,家家户户都叫苦連天。
我栋楼连续三日停电,家家户户都叫苦连天。
The power has been out in my building for 3 days. Everyone is grumbling.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to be full of complaints; to complain to high heaven; to complain bitterly
(syn.) 哭爸哭母, 哭死哭活, 喊苦喊忽
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我栋楼连续三日停电,家家户户都叫苦连天。
我棟樓連續三日停電,家家户户都叫苦連天。
The power has been out in my building for 3 days. Everyone is grumbling.