六國大封相

Chinese
the Six States east of the Hangu Pass
 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 to invest; to create (a fiefdom or title of nobility) chancellor; minister
trad. (六國大封相) 六國 大 封 相
simp. (六国大封相) 六国 大 封 相

Etymology

Originally the name of a Cantonese opera set in a fictionalised Warring States period. The figurative meaning of "chaotic situation; etc." entered vernacular parlance after the infamous Chu Shing-choi murders (1951, Hong Kong).

Pronunciation

Noun

六國大封相

  1. (Cantonese, opera) Six States Installation of Minister
  2. (Cantonese, Hong Kong, slang, euphemistic) a chaotic situation; an intense argument or conflict
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