yāo wǔ hè liù

吆五喝六 (yāo wǔ hè liù) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling

Characters in 吆五喝六

吆yāo · to shout五wǔ · five喝hē · to drink六liù · six

Related words

喝to drink喝to shout五five六six六used in place names喝酒to drink (alcohol)第五fifth周五Friday周六Saturday星期五Friday星期六Saturday五十fifty

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