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寿星吃砒霜
shòu​xing​chī​pī​shuāng

tired of living

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
寿星吃砒霜 壽星吃砒霜 shòu​xing​chī​pī​shuāng
tired of living
A two-part allegorical saying meaning "to be tired of living"; the god of longevity (the 寿星 shòu​xing) eats deadly arsenic, implying that someone is seeking their own doom or looking for serious trouble.