WordTaiwan frequency #26,478
叫苦連天
ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
“to complain bitterly without end; to cry out in distress repeatedly”
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叫
ㄐㄧㄠˋ
to call out; to shout; to be called; to order; to let or make someone do something; to summon; to name
苦
ㄎㄨˇ
Having a bitter taste; hardship or suffering; to suffer or endure pain; to toil painstakingly; to be afraid of.
連
ㄌㄧㄢˊ
to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; even; surname; company (military unit)
天
ㄊㄧㄢ
Sky or heaven; the universe; day or a period of time; nature; weather; season.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 昨天ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢyesterday; the day before today; the previous day
- 今天ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢtoday; the present time; now
- 連續ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩˋcontinuous; consecutive; in a row; serial; without interruption; ongoing
- 痛苦ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇphysical or mental pain; suffering; anguish; distress.
- 天下ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋthe whole world; all under heaven; the realm; (historical) the territory of China; (by extension) political rule or dominion over a realm
- 當天ㄉㄤ ㄊㄧㄢon that day; the same day; that very day.
- 辛苦ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇhard; exhausting; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; (polite) thank you for your efforts; used as a greeting to acknowledge someone's hard work
- 明天ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢtomorrow; the day after today; the near future
- 天氣ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋweather; atmospheric conditions at a given time and place; (archaic) omen of fate; (literary) a moment in time.
- 連結ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊto link; to connect; to join together; (Tw) hyperlink; to link computers or network devices for communication.
- 叫做ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋto be called; to be known as; to be named
- 前天ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢthe day before yesterday