一哭二闹三上吊

Traditional form:

一哭二鬧三上吊

Pinyin (reading):

yīkū'èrnàosānshàngdiào

Definitions:

• (idiom) to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 哭 - to weep, to cry, to wail
• 二 - two; twice
• 闹 - busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel
• 三 - three
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 吊 - to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 哭 - to weep, to cry, to wail
• 二 - two; twice
• 鬧 - busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel
• 三 - three
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 吊 - to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang