Meaning of 告地状
告地状 means to write one's misfortune on paper or with chalk on the ground to beg for money or help. Pronounced gào dì zhuàng.
- to write one's misfortune on paper or with chalk on the ground to beg for money or help
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
dì地
tiě铁
kǒu口
，
yī一
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
zhèng正
zài在
gào告
dì地
zhuàng状
，
jiǎng讲
shù述
tā他
shēng生
bìng病
wú无
qián钱
yī医
zhì治
de的
kùn困
jìng境
。
At the subway entrance, an old man was writing a ground plea, describing his plight of being sick with no money for treatment.
Yǐ以
qián前
zài在
yī一
xiē些
chéng城
shì市
de的
jiē街
tóu头
，
jīng经
cháng常
néng能
kàn看
dào到
gào告
dì地
zhuàng状
de的
rén人
。
In the past, on the streets of some cities, one could often see people writing pleas on the ground.
Tā他
yòng用
fěn粉
bǐ笔
zài在
dì地
shàng上
gào告
dì地
zhuàng状
，
xī希
wàng望
hǎo好
xīn心
rén人
néng能
gěi给
tā他
yī一
xiē些
shí食
wù物
。
He used chalk to write a plea on the ground, hoping kind-hearted people would give him some food.