鼓洪爐燎毛髮

鼓洪爐燎毛髮

Chinese

		convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	large oven; great furnace	singe	head and body hair of a person; trifling matter
trad. (鼓洪爐燎毛髮)		鼓	洪爐	燎	毛髮
simp. (鼓洪炉燎毛发)		鼓	洪炉	燎	毛发
Literally: “to light a big oven so that one can burn (a person's) body and head hair”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔ hónglú liáo máofà, gǔ hónglú liáo máofǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄚˋ, ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² hung⁴ lou⁴ liu⁴ mou⁴ faat³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǔ hónglú liáo máofà
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu hornglu liau maufah
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔ hónglú liáo máofà
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xʊŋ³⁵ lu³⁵ ljɑʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ fä⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǔ hónglú liáo máofǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu hornglu liau maufaa
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔ hónglú liáo máofǎ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xʊŋ³⁵ lu³⁵ ljɑʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² hung⁴ lou⁴ liu⁴ mou⁴ faat³
    • Yale: gú hùhng lòuh lìuh mòuh faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² hung⁴ lou⁴ liu⁴ mou⁴ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² hung⁴ lou⁴ liu⁴ mou⁴ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ hʊŋ²¹ lou̯²¹ liːu̯²¹ mou̯²¹ fäːt̚³/

Idiom

鼓洪爐燎毛髮

1. (archaic) overkill; to go way overboard; to use a sledge hammer to crack a nut

Synonyms

• 洪爐燎髮／洪炉燎发 (hónglúliáofà)