zuì​léi​gōng

meddlesome critic

  • created sense approved 醉雷公 · zuì​léi​gōng · meddlesome critic — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    醉雷公

    zuì​léi​gōng

    meddlesome critic

    A meddlesome person who is fond of making superficial or random comments on people and events; a reference to a wordplay on the word [[劈|劈|pi1]], meaning to strike like lightning, which sounds like [[批|批|pi1]], meaning to criticize

    醉 (literal) → 醉 · zuì · drunk 雷公 (literal) → 雷公 · léi​gōng · God of Thunder

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