太歲頭上動土 — Cantonese Dictionary — Cantonese.hk

太歲頭上動土

taai3 seoi3 tau4 soeng6 dung6 tou2

Mandarin: tai4 sui4 tou2 shang5 dong4 tu3

Simplified: 太岁头上动土

太

taai3

T3

歲

seoi3

T3

頭

tau4

T4

上

soeng6

T6

動

dung6

T6

土

tou2

T2

Definitions

1 "to make trouble by daring to leap on an earth god's head"; to provoke somebody far superior in power; Metaphor: to offend those of greater power.

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