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Meaning of 吆五喝六

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
吆 yāo 五 wǔ 喝 hè 六 liù
lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling
Example Sentences
1
因为读书是有钱人做的事
,
偏偏老师不解风情
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弄一帮穷鬼在那儿吆五喝六
。
Because reading is a rich man to do, however , the teacher didn't care local manners and feelings, even made groups of poor devils to shout there and here.
2
站长沉重的脚步声在走廊里一路响过来
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他挨个房间打开门
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吆五喝六让大家起床
。
The Tramp Major came marching down the passage with his heavy tread, unlocking the doors and yelling to us to show a leg.
3
那些好学生
,
你不用对他们吆五喝六
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他们总是乖乖地两耳不闻窗外事
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一心只读圣贤书
。
Those good student, you do not have them, they do not smell good to the ears out the window, and one book read-only saints;
4
我有时候觉得我就是挺适合做点小买卖
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呵呵
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我挺喜欢市场上那种吆五喝六
、
熙熙攘攘的感觉
,
看了之后特别来精神
。
I thought I was quite fit for doing some small business certainly. I really liked the scene of market which made me happy and exciting.i
5
老毕那会儿就站在街上
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吆五喝六的喊着六七个工人往卡车上搬他那把
12
米多的伞王
,
看稀奇的人站了一坝坝
。
The man was standing in the street and shouting orders at six or seven workers, who were moving an umbrella over twelve meters long onto a truck. The street was packed with spectators.