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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǔ hónglú liáo máofà
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu hongrlu liau maufah
  - IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xʊŋ³⁵ lu³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ fa̠⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǔ hónglú liáo máofǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu hongrlu liau maufaa
  - IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xʊŋ³⁵ lu³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ fa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽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
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ hʊŋ²¹ lou̯²¹ liːu̯²¹ mou̯²¹ fɑːt̚³/

Idiom

鼓洪爐燎毛髮

(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)

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