壽星公吊頸——嫌命長

Chinese

god of longevity; birthday man to hang oneself to "resent that one's life is too long": to do dangerous things
trad. (壽星公吊頸——嫌命長) 壽星公 吊頸 —— 嫌命長
simp. (寿星公吊颈——嫌命长) 寿星公 吊颈 —— 嫌命长
Literally: “the God of Longevity hangs himself - dissatisfied for living too long”.

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Idiom

壽星公吊頸——嫌命長

  1. (Cantonese, xiehouyu) to look for trouble (a phrase used to describe people who do dangerous things)
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