Word information
Simplified跌脚捶胸
Traditional跌腳捶胸
Pinyindiē jiǎo chuí xiōng
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
跌脚捶胸
diē jiǎo chuí xiōng · lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth
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脚jiǎo
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]; classifier for kicks
脚步jiǎobùfootstep; step
跌diēto fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [die2]
脚印jiǎoyìnfootprint
胸xiōngchest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax; variant of 胸[xiong1]
绊脚石bànjiǎoshístumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way