"攑頭三尺有神明" meaning in All languages combined

See 攑頭三尺有神明 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /kia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³² u²²⁻²¹ sin¹³⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, IPA], /kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³² u²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, IPA], /ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴ sã³³ t͡sʰioʔ⁵ u²² sin²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou, IPA], /ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤʔ³² u³³⁻²¹ sin²³⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Kaohsiung], /ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰioʔ³² u³³⁻¹¹ sin²⁴⁻¹¹ biɪŋ²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Taipei] Forms: 𫽥头三尺有神明 [Simplified-Chinese], 揭頭三尺有神明 [alternative, Traditional-Chinese], 揭头三尺有神明 [alternative, Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 攑頭三尺有神明
  1. (Hokkien) The gods are watching, so don't think you can get away with anything. Tags: Hokkien, idiomatic Synonyms: 舉頭三尺有神明 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 舉頭三尺有神明 [Northeastern-Mandarin, Taiwan], 舉頭三尺有神明 [Cantonese]
    Sense id: en-攑頭三尺有神明-zh-phrase-Q6DWE8B9 Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hokkien Chinese, Hokkien chengyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "There are gods three feet above your head",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "The gods are watching, so don't think you can get away with anything."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hokkien) The gods are watching, so don't think you can get away with anything."
      ],
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          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "舉頭三尺有神明"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Northeastern-Mandarin",
            "Taiwan"
          ],
          "word": "舉頭三尺有神明"
        },
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          ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kia̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ū sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ǔ sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gia̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ū sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kia̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ū sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kia̍h thâu sann tshioh ū sîn-bîng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kiah taau svaf chioiq u sinbeeng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³² u²²⁻²¹ sin¹³⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³² u²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ǔ sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka̍h thâu sann tshioh ǔ sîn-bîng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴ sã³³ t͡sʰioʔ⁵ u²² sin²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gia̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ū sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gia̍h thâu sann tshioh ū sîn-bîng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "giah taau svaf chioiq u sinbeeng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤʔ³² u³³⁻²¹ sin²³⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰioʔ³² u³³⁻¹¹ sin²⁴⁻¹¹ biɪŋ²⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "攑頭三尺有神明"
}
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      "form": "𫽥头三尺有神明",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "揭頭三尺有神明",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Simplified-Chinese"
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "There are gods three feet above your head",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 三",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 尺",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 攑",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 明",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 有",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 神",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 頭",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien Chinese",
        "Hokkien chengyu",
        "Hokkien idioms",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
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        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "The gods are watching, so don't think you can get away with anything."
      ],
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        "(Hokkien) The gods are watching, so don't think you can get away with anything."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kia̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ū sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ǔ sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gia̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ū sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kia̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ū sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kia̍h thâu sann tshioh ū sîn-bîng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kiah taau svaf chioiq u sinbeeng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³² u²²⁻²¹ sin¹³⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³² u²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ǔ sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ka̍h thâu sann tshioh ǔ sîn-bîng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴ sã³³ t͡sʰioʔ⁵ u²² sin²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gia̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ū sîn-bêng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gia̍h thâu sann tshioh ū sîn-bîng"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "giah taau svaf chioiq u sinbeeng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤʔ³² u³³⁻²¹ sin²³⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰioʔ³² u³³⁻¹¹ sin²⁴⁻¹¹ biɪŋ²⁴/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Taiwanese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "舉頭三尺有神明"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northeastern-Mandarin",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "舉頭三尺有神明"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "舉頭三尺有神明"
    }
  ],
  "word": "攑頭三尺有神明"
}

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