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|壽星|shou4 xing5]]) eats deadly arsenic, implying that someone is seeking their own doom or looking for serious trouble.

shòu​xīng​chī​pī​shuāng

寿星 (literal) → 寿星/壽星 · shòu​xing · God of Longevity 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 砒霜 (literal) → 砒霜 · pī​shuāng · white arsenic

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM