叫苦不迭

Chinese

		to complain of hardship or suffering; to moan and groan
trad. (叫苦不迭)		叫苦	不迭
simp. ^#(叫苦不迭)		叫苦	不迭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiàokǔbùdié

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): giu³ fu² bat¹ dit⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiàokǔbùdié
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawkuubudye
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: giu³ fu² bat¹ dit⁶
  - Yale: giu fú bāt diht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: giu³ fu² bat⁷ dit⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: giu³ fu² bed¹ did⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯³³ fuː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tiːt̚²/

Idiom

叫苦不迭

to complain of one's suffering endlessly
- 偶與此輩傾談，便見叫苦不迭。 [MSC, trad.]
  偶与此辈倾谈，便见叫苦不迭。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1925, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國社會各階級的分析》 (Analysis of the Classes in Chinese Society), 毛澤東選集 (1991). English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
  Ǒu yǔ cǐbèi qīngtán, biàn jiàn jiàokǔbùdié. [Pinyin]
  If by chance you get into intimate conversation with them, they invariably pour out their endless grievances.

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