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一哭二闹三上吊

yī kū èr nào sān shàng diàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(lit.) to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying) / (fig.) to make a terrible scene / to throw a tantrum
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-72c79c21ff540428. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一哭二鬧三上吊 一哭二闹三上吊 [yi1 ku1 er4 nao4 san1 shang4 diao4] /(lit.) to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)/(fig.) to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum/

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Other forms in these source records: 一哭二鬧三上吊

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 哭
    kū

    to cry / to weep

  • 二
    èr

    two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

  • 闹
    nào

    noisy / boisterous / bustling / lively / to make noise / to cause a disturbance / to express / to vent (feelings) / to experience (an illness, disaster, famine etc) / to fool around / to engage in (an activity, often vigorously or disruptively)

  • 三
    sān

    three / 3

    Sān

    surname San

  • 上
    shǎng

    used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]

    shàng

    (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above

  • 吊
    diào

    to suspend / to hang up / to hang a person / a string of 100 cash (arch.) / to lament / to condole with

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.