呼天搶地 [－－抢－]

Jyutping fu1 tin1 coeng2 dei6
Pinyin hū tiān qiāng dì

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喊​得​好​大聲​、​好大動作
    to utter cries of anguish
    • 死咗老公之後，佢喊到呼天搶地噉。
      死咗老公之后，佢喊到呼天抢地噉。
      sei2 zo2 lou5 gung1 zi1 hau6, keoi5 haam3 dou3 fu1 tin1 coeng2 dei6 gam2.
      After her husband's death, she cried in anguish.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

呼天搶地 [－－抢－]

Jyutping fu1 tin1 coeng1 dei6
Pinyin hū tiān qiāng dì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. lit. yelling out to the sky and banging the ground, meaning one who is in mighty grief
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喊​得​好​大聲​、​好大動作
    to utter cries of anguish
    • 死咗老公之後，佢喊到呼天搶地噉。
      死咗老公之后，佢喊到呼天抢地噉。
      sei2 zo2 lou5 gung1 zi1 hau6, keoi5 haam3 dou3 fu1 tin1 coeng2 dei6 gam2.
      After her husband's death, she cried in anguish.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to cry bitterly and loudly in excessive grief
    (syn.) 抢地呼天, 搶地呼天, 呼天叩地
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呼天抢地
    呼天搶地
    fu1 tin1 coeng2 dei6
    • to utter cries of anguish
  2. Cantonese
    死咗老公之后，佢喊到呼天抢地噉。
    死咗老公之後，佢喊到呼天搶地噉。
    sei2 zo2 lou5 gung1 zi1 hau6, keoi5 haam3 dou3 fu1 tin1 coeng2 dei6 gam2.
    • After her husband's death, she cried in anguish.