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呼天抢地

hū tiān qiāng dì

4-character word Traditional 呼天搶地

What 呼天抢地 means

1. idiomto cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish)

The characters in 呼天抢地

• 呼hūto call; to cry; to shout
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 抢qiǎngto fight over; to rush; to scramble
• 地dìearth; ground; field

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