大煞風景

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Chinese

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big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
baleful; bring to a stop; very
baleful; bring to a stop; very; decrease; tighten
 
trad. (大煞風景) 風景
simp. (大煞风景) 风景

Etymology

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From Li Shangyin's personal notes about such behaviours:

煞風景花間石筍果園起樓花架步行將軍清泉焚琴煮鶴 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
煞风景花间石笋果园起楼花架步行将军清泉焚琴煮鹤 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Li Shangyin, Yishan's notes (義山雜纂)
Shàfēngjǐng: huājiān hē dào, kàn huā lèi xià, tái shàng pū xí, zhuó què chuí yáng, huā xià shài kūn, yóu chūn zhòng zǎi, shísǔn jì mǎ, yuè xià bǎ huǒ, jì yán shuō sú shì, guǒyuán zhǒng cài, bèi shān qǐlóu, huājià xià yǎng jī yā, bùxíng jiāngjūn, qīngquán zhuó zú, fénqínzhǔhè, duì huā chuò chá. [Pinyin]
(Behaviours that) spoil beautiful sceneries: Shouting at a place with flowers, crying when looking at flowers, laying a carpet on moss, chopping willow trees, hanging pants under flowers, leaving behind when going on travel in spring, tying horse onto stalagmite, lighting torches under the moon, saying vulgar things on a party with female entertainers, planting vegetables in a fruit garden, constructing buildings before mountains, raising chicken and ducks in a flower frame, military general walking, washing feet in clear springs, burning guqins and cooking cranes, drinking only tea (but not wine) when having flower viewing.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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大煞風景

  1. to spoil or damage the beautiful scenery or a good occasion