公共厕所扔砖头
gōng​gòng​cè​suǒ​rēng​zhuān​tou

[xiehouyu] to provoke public anger

  • created sense approved 公共厕所扔砖头/公共廁所扔磚頭 · gōng​gòng​cè​suǒ​rēng​zhuān​tou · [xiehouyu] to provoke public anger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    公共厕所扔砖头 / 公共廁所扔磚頭

    gōng​gòng​cè​suǒ​rēng​zhuān​tou

    [xiehouyu] to provoke public anger

    A two-part allegorical saying ([[歇后语|歇後語|xie1 hou4 yu3]]) meaning to provoke public outrage; based on a pun where the word for "manure" ([[粪|糞|fen4]]) sounds like the word for "indignation" ([[愤|憤|fen4]]); throwing a brick into a public toilet splashes everyone with waste

    公共 (literal) → 公共 · gōng​gòng · public 厕所 (literal) → 厕所/廁所 · cè​suǒ · toilet 扔 (literal) → 扔 · rēng · to throw 砖头 (literal) → 砖头/磚頭 · zhuān​tou · brick

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