一哭二鬧三上吊

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to cry; to weep	two	make noise or disturbance	three	to hang oneself
trad. (一哭二鬧三上吊)		一	哭	二	鬧	三	上吊
simp. (一哭二闹三上吊)		一	哭	二	闹	三	上吊
Literally: “1. cry; 2. cause disturbance; 3. (feigned) attempt to commit suicide by hanging”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī kū èr nào sān shàngdiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄎㄨ ㄦˋ ㄋㄠˋ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ huk¹ ji⁶ naau⁶ saam¹ soeng⁵ diu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī kū èr nào sān shàngdiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄎㄨ ㄦˋ ㄋㄠˋ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi ku èr nào san shàngdiào
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ kʻu¹ êrh⁴ nao⁴ san¹ shang⁴-tiao⁴
    • Yale: yī kū èr nàu sān shàng-dyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i ku ell naw san shanqdiaw
    • Palladius: и ку эр нао сань шандяо (i ku er nao sanʹ šandjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ kʰu⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nɑʊ̯⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ huk¹ ji⁶ naau⁶ saam¹ soeng⁵ diu³
    • Yale: yāt hūk yih naauh sāam séuhng diu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ huk⁷ ji⁶ naau⁶ saam¹ soeng⁵ diu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ hug¹ yi⁶ nao⁶ sam¹ sêng⁵ diu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ hʊk̚⁵ jiː²² naːu̯²² saːm⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ tiːu̯³³/

Idiom

一哭二鬧三上吊

1. (chiefly of women) to be unreasonable and throw a big tantrum