"壽星公吊頸——嫌命長" meaning in Chinese

See 壽星公吊頸——嫌命長 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /sɐu̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³ kɛːŋ³⁵ jiːm²¹ mɛːŋ²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 寿星公吊颈——嫌命长 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 壽星公吊頸——嫌命長
  1. (Cantonese, xiehouyu) to look for trouble (a phrase used to describe people who do dangerous things) Tags: Cantonese, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-壽星公吊頸——嫌命長-zh-phrase-BUkT9CCD Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "the God of Longevity hangs himself - dissatisfied for living too long",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      "glosses": [
        "to look for trouble (a phrase used to describe people who do dangerous things)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "look",
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          "trouble",
          "trouble"
        ]
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        "(Cantonese, xiehouyu) to look for trouble (a phrase used to describe people who do dangerous things)"
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sau⁶ sing¹ gung¹ diu³ geng²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jim⁴ meng⁶ coeng⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sau⁶ sing¹ gung¹ diu³ geng²"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
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      "zh_pron": "jim⁴ meng⁶ coeng⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sauh sīng gūng diu géng"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yìhm mehng chèuhng"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sau⁶ sing¹ gung¹ diu³ geng²"
    },
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "jim⁴ meng⁶ tsoeng⁴"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "seo⁶ xing¹ gung¹ diu³ géng²"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "yim⁴ méng⁶ cêng⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐu̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³ kɛːŋ³⁵ jiːm²¹ mɛːŋ²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/",
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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  "word": "壽星公吊頸——嫌命長"
}
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  "literal_meaning": "the God of Longevity hangs himself - dissatisfied for living too long",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 吊",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 命",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 壽",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 星",
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      "zh_pron": "sau⁶ sing¹ gung¹ diu³ geng²"
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      "zh_pron": "jim⁴ meng⁶ coeng⁴"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "sauh sīng gūng diu géng"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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      "zh_pron": "yìhm mehng chèuhng"
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    },
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      "zh_pron": "jim⁴ meng⁶ tsoeng⁴"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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