一哭二闹三上吊 in English yi1 ku1 er4 nao4 san1 shang4 diao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to make a terrible scene (idiomatic expression)
  • to throw a tantrum

Simplified Characters

一 哭 二 闹 三 上 吊

Traditional Characters

一 哭 二 鬧 三 上 吊

Pinyin

yi1 ku1 er4 nao4 san1 shang4 diao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 哭ku1to cry 二er4two 闹nao4variant of 鬧|闹[nao4] 三san1surname San 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 吊diao4to suspend