Definition & Meaning

pour out one's endless grievances; cry bitterness without ceasing

Word usage

jiào kǔ bù dié

叫 苦 不 迭

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slpour out one's endless grievances; cry bitterness without ceasing
- qián rèn zǒng tǒng de yú mèi wài jiāo zhèng cè xuǎn zé xiàn zài gǎo de wǒ men jiào kǔ bù dié
  前任总统的愚昧外交政策选择，现在搞得我们叫苦不迭。
  We are now suffering the blowback of the terrible foreign policy choices made by the previous president.
synonym
jiào kǔ lián tiān叫苦连天
antonym
xǐ chū wàng wài喜出望外 méi kāi yǎn xiào眉开眼笑 lè bù kě zhī乐不可支

Word usage

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It is usually used to describe a person's behavior when suddenly falling into trouble.

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