阿聾燒炮 (aa3 lung4 siu1 paau3 | ) : to come to nothing; to end relationship

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阿聾燒炮

aa3 lung4 siu1 paau3

come to nothing; falling apart; all dispersed
[literal] Mr Deaf burns a firecracker

This is the first part of a two-part allegorical saying that has all scattered (散晒) as the hidden part. A deaf person cannot hear the sound of a firecracker explosion. He can only see the scattered wrapping papers. This is often used to describe a group of people dispersed or a social group being split or falling apart.

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

阿聾燒炮 / 阿聋烧炮

This word has been viewed 1546 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 4th Mar 2010 17:01 and last edited on 16th Apr 2018 15:42

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阿 aa3 o1 - prefix to a name; flatter
聾 lung4 - deaf; hard of hearing
燒 siu1 - burn; heat; cook; fever
炮 paau3 baau3 - cannon

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