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捶胸頓足 (ceoi4 hung1 deon6 zuk1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

捶胸頓足 (ceoi4 hung1 deon6 zuk1, chuí xiōng dùn zú) — (idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 捶 (ceoi4) — to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound
• 捶子 (ceoi4 zi2) — drum stick; bass drum mallet
• 捶打 (ceoi4 daa2) — to beat; to pound; to thump
• 捶擊 (ceoi4 gik1) — to beat; to thump
• 捶背 (ceoi4 bui3) — to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
• 捶胸 (ceoi4 hung1) — to beat one's chest

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