叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
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1 to whine on for days (idiom)
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2 to endlessly grumble complaints
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3 incessant whining
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
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1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
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2 also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
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3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
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1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
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2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
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3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
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1 to tie the knot (idiom)
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2 to get married
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
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1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
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1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
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2 inextricably tangled together
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3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
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1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
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2 inextricably tangled together
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3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
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1 one after another (idiom)
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2 in quick succession
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
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1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
炮火连天
pào huǒ lián tiān
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1 cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
藕断丝连
ǒu duàn sī lián
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1 lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
血肉相连
xuè ròu xiāng lián
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1 one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related
连三并四
lián sān bìng sì
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1 one after the other
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2 in succession (idiom)
连战连胜
lián zhàn lián shèng
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1 fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
连滚带爬
lián gǔn dài pá
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1 rolling and crawling
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2 trying frantically to escape (idiom)
连篇累牍
lián piān lěi dú
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1 (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom)
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2 verbose
连踢带打
lián tī dài dǎ
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1 to kick and beat (idiom)