Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「頓足捶胸」.
Here’s the idiom 「頓足捶胸」, with its definition and practical application described below.
He stomped the ground with his feet and beat his chest with his fists. Describes extreme grief or anger reaching its peak.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dùn zú chuí xiōng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
deun6 juk1 cheui4 hung1
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
