Call the shots(hào tiān kòu dì)

Call the shots

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h á OTI ā NK ò UD ì, which means very sad. It comes from the biography of Duke Dang of Jin Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Buckle: knock, bump. He hit the ground with his head. Describe a very sad look.

The origin of Idioms

"Zhou Shu · Jin Dang Gong Hu Zhuan" says: "at the beginning of hearing this purport, the soul flies over, calls the sky and knocks the earth, and can't win by itself."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attributive, or adverbial; used in grief.

Examples

If I don't make it, I'm going to die. I'm going to be extremely fierce. I'm going to know what I'm going to sue. The book of Jin

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: to call heaven and knock earth

Chinese PinYin : hào tiān kòu dì