一哭二闹三上吊

Traditional: 一哭二鬧三上吊

yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)

What does 一哭二闹三上吊 mean?

一哭二闹三上吊 (yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)

2(fig.) to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum

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一yīone · single 哭kūto cry; to weep 二èrtwo · 2 闹nàovariant of 鬧|闹[nao4]三Sānsurname San 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]吊diàoto suspend · to hang up

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一哭二闹三上吊

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