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Definition(s) for: 吆五喝六

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
吆五喝六 yāo wǔ hè liù - lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - - 85,889

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
吆 yāo- to shout
- to bawl
- to yell (to urge on an animal)
- to hawk (one's wares)
五 wǔ- five
- 5
喝 hē- to drink
- variant of 嗬[he1]
喝 hè- to shout
六 liù- six
- 6

Other Words Containing 吆五喝六

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo