火燒旗杆 (fo2 siu1 kei4 gon1 | huo3 shao1 qi2 gan1) : enjoy a luxurious life forever

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火燒旗杆

fo2 siu1 kei4 gon1

huo3 shao1 qi2 gan1

enjoy a luxurious life forever; live in clover

[literal] fire burns a flagpole
[synonym] 火燒棺材

This is the first part of a two-part allegorical saying which has 長炭 as the second part. A flagpole when burnt would be turned into a long stick of charcoal (長炭). As 長炭 is homophonous with 長歎, the twisted meaning has thus become 'life enjoying'. See also [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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

火燒旗杆 / 火烧旗杆

This word has been viewed 1162 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 23rd Feb 2016 02:53

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火 fo2 - fire
燒 siu1 - burn; heat; cook; fever
旗 kei4 - flag, banner
杆 gon1 - pole; staff

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