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死人燈籠
sei2 jan4 dang1 lung4
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report an inflated figure; cook up an exaggerated report; overcharge someone in the business [literal] dead man's lantern This is the first part of a two-part allegorical saying that has 報大數 as the second part.
Traditionally, a pair of lanterns, on which the age of the deceased is written, are hung up outside the house of the mourning family. The figure represents an inflated one by adding three years to the actual age. |
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Characters in this word:死 sei2 - die; death; dead人 jan4 - person; human being 燈 dang1 - light, lamp 籠 lung4 lung5 - cage; bamboo steamer; envelop; large box |
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