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一哭二鬧三上吊
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throw a tantrum; make a terrible scene; act in a childish manner to get one's way Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2225 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 31st May 2018 09:51 |
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Characters in this word:一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little哭 huk1 - cry 二 ji6 - two 鬧 naau6 - noisy; disturb; give vent to; scold 三 saam1 saam3 - three; several 上 soeng6 soeng5 - upper; superior; preceding; up; on 吊 diu3 - suspend; lift up; revoke |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).