"無魚,蝦嘛好" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Chinese]

IPA: /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/ [Hokkien, Singapore], /bɤ²³⁻³³ hi²³ he²³ mã³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/ [Hokkien, Singapore], /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/, /bɤ²³⁻³³ hi²³ he²³ mã³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/, /bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/ Chinese transliterations: bô hî, hê mā hó, bô hîr, bô hî, hê mā hó [Hokkien, POJ], bô hî, hê mā hó [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bô hîr, hê mā hó [Hokkien, POJ], bô hîr, hê mā hó [Hokkien, Tai-lo] Forms: 无鱼,虾嘛好
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 無魚,蝦嘛好
  1. (Hokkien) it is alright to settle for something less; it is better to have something than have nothing Tags: Hokkien Synonyms: 無魚,蝦也好/无鱼,虾也好 (wú yú), 無魚,蝦也好/无鱼,虾也好 (wú yú, xiā yě hǎo)
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "If there is no fish, shrimp is also good",
  "pos": "proverb",
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          "raw_tags": [
            "Pe̍h-ōe-jī",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " 2011, 黄一飞, 欢喜欢喜就好",
          "roman": "hâng-chêng bô hó bô hîr hê mā hó",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "text": "行情無好無魚蝦嘛好",
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            "Pe̍h-ōe-jī",
            "Simplified Chinese"
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          "ref": " 2011, 黄一飞, 欢喜欢喜就好",
          "roman": "hâng-chêng bô hó bô hîr hê mā hó",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "text": "行情无好无鱼虾嘛好",
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        "it is alright to settle for something less; it is better to have something than have nothing"
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        "(Hokkien) it is alright to settle for something less; it is better to have something than have nothing"
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "wú yú",
          "word": "無魚,蝦也好/无鱼,虾也好"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wú yú, xiā yě hǎo",
          "word": "無魚,蝦也好/无鱼,虾也好"
        }
      ],
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        "Hokkien"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "zh-pron": "bô hî"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hê mā hó"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê mā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê mā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɤ²³⁻³³ hi²³ he²³ mã³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê mā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê mā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɤ²³⁻³³ hi²³ he²³ mã³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無魚,蝦嘛好"
}
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "If there is no fish, shrimp is also good",
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          "ref": " 2011, 黄一飞, 欢喜欢喜就好",
          "roman": "hâng-chêng bô hó bô hîr hê mā hó",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "行情無好無魚蝦嘛好",
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          "roman": "hâng-chêng bô hó bô hîr hê mā hó",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
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          "text": "行情无好无鱼虾嘛好",
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        "it is alright to settle for something less; it is better to have something than have nothing"
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        "(Hokkien) it is alright to settle for something less; it is better to have something than have nothing"
      ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "zh-pron": "bô hî"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "hê mā hó"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê mā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hî, hê mā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɤ²³⁻³³ hi²³ he²³ mã³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê mā hó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bô hîr, hê mā hó"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɤ²³⁻³³ hi²³ he²³ mã³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bo²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴ he²⁴ ma²²⁻²¹ ho⁴²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
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      "roman": "wú yú",
      "word": "無魚,蝦也好/无鱼,虾也好"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wú yú, xiā yě hǎo",
      "word": "無魚,蝦也好/无鱼,虾也好"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無魚,蝦嘛好"
}

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