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貼錯門神 (tip3 co3 mun4 san4) — to become hostile, aggressive, or nasty (lit., "to paste up the door gods wrong") in Cantonese

tip˗₃貼co˗₃錯munˎ₄門sanˎ₄神
简 贴错门神
Mandarin Pinyin: tie1 cuo4 men2 shen2

Meaning of 貼錯門神

nounto become hostile, aggressive, or nasty (lit., "to paste up the door gods wrong")
nountwo people don't get along with each other; to be at odds with each other

Characters in 貼錯門神

貼tip3
keep close; nestle closely to
錯co3
(used in the negative) bad; poor
門mun4
the key; turning point
神san4
abnormal; damaged; out of order

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