Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「椎膺頓足」. Check below for details.
Here is the Chinese idiom 「椎膺頓足」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
Describes a person’s state of grief, regret, etc. Same as “beating the chest and stamping the feet”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhuī yīng dùn zú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jeui1 ying1 deun6 juk1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
