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鼓洪爐燎毛髮

鼓洪爐燎毛髮

Chinese

		convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	a large oven	singe	head and body hair of a person
trad. (鼓洪爐燎毛髮)		鼓	洪爐	燎	毛髮
simp. (鼓洪炉燎毛发)		鼓	洪炉	燎	毛发

Idiom

鼓洪爐燎毛髮

(archaic) overkill; to go way overboard; to use a sledge hammer

Synonyms

洪爐燎髮

Etymology

Literally: to light a big oven so that one can burn (a person's) body and head hair

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gǔ hónglú liáo máofà, gǔ hónglú liáo máofǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄚˋ, ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǔ hónglú liáo máofà
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu hongrlu liau maufah
  - IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xʊŋ³⁵ lu³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ fa̠⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǔ hónglú liáo máofǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu hongrlu liau maufaa
  - IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xʊŋ³⁵ lu³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ fa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/