死人燈籠 (sei2 jan4 dang1 lung4) — dead man's lantern in Cantonese

seiˊ²janˎ₄dangˉ¹lungˎ₄
死人灯笼
Mandarin Pinyin: si3 ren2 deng1 long2

Meaning of 死人燈籠

noundead man's lantern
nounreport an inflated figure; cook up an exaggerated report; overcharge someone in the business
noun(noun) the damn lanterns (noun) white lanterns, which people use in Chinese funerals

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