死人燈籠 [－－灯笼]

Jyutping sei2 jan4 dang1 lung4
Pinyin sǐ rén dēng lóng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句、俚語
    全句​係​「​死人​燈籠​報大數​ ​」​，​意思​一樣​。​舊陣​時​屋企​有​老人家​過​身​嘅​時​候​會​響​門​口​到​掛​一​對​白​燈​籠​，​上邊​寫​住​逝者​享壽​若干​。​呢​個​數目​通常​都​會​因為​意頭​而​加返​三年​落​去​，​而​死​人​燈籠​報大數​呢​個​意思​就​由此​而來​。
    to report a bigger sum; to exaggerate or inflate a figure; literally: dead man's lantern

死人燈籠 [－－灯笼]

Jyutping sei2 jan4 dang1 lung4
Pinyin sǐ rén dēng long

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) the damn lanterns (noun) white lanterns, which people use in Chinese funerals