哭死哭活

Chinese

		to cry; to weep	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	to cry; to weep	to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
trad. (哭死哭活)		哭	死	哭	活
simp. #(哭死哭活)		哭	死	哭	活

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khàu-sí-khàu-oa̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khàu-sí-khàu-oa̍h
    • Tâi-lô: khàu-sí-khàu-ua̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaosy'qao'oah
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ uaʔ²⁴/

Idiom

哭死哭活

1. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to be full of complaints; to complain to high heaven; to complain bitterly

Synonyms

• 叫苦連天／叫苦连天 (jiàokǔliántiān)
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 哭爸哭母