chuí xiōng dùn zú

Traditional: 捶胸頓足

捶胸顿足 (chuí xiōng dùn zú) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)

Characters in 捶胸顿足

捶chuí · to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound胸xiōng · chest顿dùn · to stop足jù · excessive

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