六國大封相

Chinese

		the Six States east of the Hangu Pass	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	to invest; to create (a fiefdom or title of nobility)	chancellor; minister
trad. (六國大封相)		六國	大	封	相
simp. (六国大封相)		六国	大	封	相

Etymology

Originally the name of a Cantonese opera set in a fictionalised Warring States period. The figurative meaning of "chaotic situation; etc." entered vernacular parlance after the infamous Chu Shing-choi murders (1951, Hong Kong).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ gwok³ daai⁶ fung¹ soeng³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ gwok³ daai⁶ fung¹ soeng³
    • Yale: luhk gwok daaih fūng seung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ gwok⁸ daai⁶ fung¹ soeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ guog³ dai⁶ fung¹ sêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² kʷɔːk̚³ taːi̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ³³/

Noun

六國大封相

1. (Cantonese, opera) Six States Installation of Minister
2. (Cantonese, Hong Kong, slang, euphemistic) a chaotic situation; an intense argument or conflict