| 叫苦连天 |
jiào kǔ lián tiān |
to whine on for days (idiom) / to endlessly grumble complaints / incessant whining |
| 叫 |
jiào |
to shout / to call / to order / to ask / to be called / by (indicates agent in the passive mood) |
| 叫 |
jiào |
variant of 叫 |
| 叫苦 |
jiào kǔ |
to whine about hardships / to complain of one's bitter lot / to complain / to grumble |
| 苦 |
kǔ |
bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly |
| 连 |
Lián |
surname Lian |
| 连 |
lián |
to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也, 都 etc) even / company (military) |
| 连天 |
lián tiān |
reaching the sky / for days on end / incessantly |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |