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壽星公吊頸 (sau6 sing1 gung1 diu3 geng2) — did not wish to live long (slang) in Cantonese

sauˍ₆壽singˉ¹星gungˉ¹公diu˗₃吊gengˊ²頸
简 寿星公吊颈
Mandarin Pinyin: shou4 xing1 gong1 diao4 jing3

Meaning of 壽星公吊頸

noundid not wish to live long (slang)

Characters in 壽星公吊頸

壽sau6
funerary; for burial
星sing1
droplets; small particles of anything; very tiny
公gung1
mister (Mr) – a term of address for elderly man
吊diu3
suspend; hang; dangle
頸geng2
neck; neck-shaped thing | [國] 脖

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