亂過黎巴嫩

Chinese

		in confusion; disorderly	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
trad. (亂過黎巴嫩)		亂	過	黎巴嫩
simp. (乱过黎巴嫩)		乱	过	黎巴嫩
Literally: “more chaotic than Lebanon”.

Etymology

A pun on the last syllable of 黎巴嫩 (lai⁴ baa¹ nyun⁶, “Lebanon”), which is a (near) homophone of 亂／乱 (lyun⁶, “messy; chaotic; disorderly”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lyun⁶ gwo³ lai⁴ baa¹ nyun⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lyun⁶ gwo³ lai⁴ baa¹ nyun⁶
    • Yale: lyuhn gwo làih bā nyuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lyn⁶ gwo³ lai⁴ baa¹ nyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lün⁶ guo³ lei⁴ ba¹ nün⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lyːn²² kʷɔː³³ lɐi̯²¹ paː⁵⁵ nyːn²²/

Idiom

亂過黎巴嫩

1. (Cantonese, simile) very messy; very chaotic