声嘶力竭 — Chinese idiom
声嘶力竭
shēng sī lì jié
Traditional: 聲嘶力竭
Meaning
- to shout oneself hoarse
Character by character
- 声shēngsound, noise; voice, tone, music
- 嘶sīthe neighing of a hoarse, gravel-voiced, hoarse
- 力lìstrength, power; capability, influence
- 竭jiéto exhaust; to put forth great effort
Idioms sharing a character
- 不动声色 bù dòng shēng sè
- 不声不响 bù shēng bù xiǎng
- 人声鼎沸 rén shēng dǐng fèi
- 低声细语 dī shēng xì yǔ
- 口口声声 kǒu kou shēng shēng
- 同声一哭 tóng shēng yī kū
- 唉声叹气 āi shēng tàn qì
- 大张声势 dà zhāng shēng shì
- 大放悲声 dà fàng bēi shēng
- 大声疾呼 dà shēng jí hū
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