洪爐燎髮

Chinese

		large oven; great furnace
trad. (洪爐燎髮)		洪爐	燎髮
simp. (洪炉燎发)		洪炉	燎发
Literally: “(to light) a big oven so that one can burn (a person's) body and head hair”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hónglúliáofà, hónglúliáofǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˋ, ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ lou⁴ liu⁴ faat³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: hónglúliáofà
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hongrluliaufah
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ lu³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ fa̠⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: hónglúliáofǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hongrluliaufaa
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ lu³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ fa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ lou⁴ liu⁴ faat³
  - Yale: hùhng lòuh lìuh faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ lou⁴ liu⁴ faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ lou⁴ liu⁴ fad³
  - IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ lou̯²¹ liːu̯²¹ fɑːt̚³/

Idiom

洪爐燎髮

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

Synonyms

鼓洪爐燎毛髮／鼓洪炉燎毛发 (gǔ hónglú liáo máofà)

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