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太歲頭上動土 (taai3 seoi3 tau4 soeng6 dung6 tou2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

太歲頭上動土 (taai3 seoi3 tau4 soeng6 dung6 tou2, tài suì tóu shang dòng tǔ) — "to make trouble by daring to leap on an earth god's head"; to provoke somebody far superior in power; Metaphor: to offend those of greater power.

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beyond HSK

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