吆五喝六

Traditional form:

吆五喝六

Pinyin (reading):

yāowǔhèliù

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 吆 - to cry, to bawl; to yell, to shout
• 五 - five; surname
• 喝 - to drink; to shout, to call out
• 六 - six

Traditional characters:

• 吆 - to cry, to bawl; to yell, to shout
• 五 - five; surname
• 喝 - to drink; to shout, to call out
• 六 - six