See 老翁疼茈某，茈翁不如無 on Wiktionary
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"form": "老翁疼子某，子翁不如無"
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"literal_meaning": "an old husband loves a young wife, better (with) nothing than (with) a young husband",
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"id": "en-老翁疼茈某，茈翁不如無-zh-phrase-t73ZIZCE",
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"(Hokkien) a young wife is better loved and taken better care of by an older husband than a younger one (implying that young women should not marry men younger than them)"
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"sounds": [
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"zh-pron": "lāu-ang thiàⁿ-chíⁿ-bó͘"
},
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},
{
"zh-pron": "lǎu-ang thiàⁿ-chíⁿ-bó͘"
},
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},
{
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},
{
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"zh-pron": "tsínn-ang put-lû bô"
},
{
"ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ aŋ⁴⁴ tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ lu²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/",
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"Xiamen"
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{
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"POJ"
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"ipa": "/lau²² aŋ³³ tʰiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔ⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ aŋ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɯ²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/",
"tags": [
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"Quanzhou"
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},
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"ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ aŋ⁴⁴ tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi¹³⁻²² bo¹³/",
"tags": [
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"ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ aŋ⁴⁴ tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ lu²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lau²² aŋ³³ tʰiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔ⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ aŋ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɯ²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ aŋ⁴⁴ tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi¹³⁻²² bo¹³/"
}
],
"word": "老翁疼茈某，茈翁不如無"
}
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"form": "老翁疼子某，子翁不如無"
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"literal_meaning": "an old husband loves a young wife, better (with) nothing than (with) a young husband",
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"Chinese terms spelled with 疼",
"Chinese terms spelled with 翁",
"Chinese terms spelled with 老",
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"(Hokkien) a young wife is better loved and taken better care of by an older husband than a younger one (implying that young women should not marry men younger than them)"
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"zh-pron": "lāu-ang thiàⁿ-chíⁿ-bó͘"
},
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},
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"zh-pron": "lǎu-ang thiàⁿ-chíⁿ-bó͘"
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"ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ aŋ⁴⁴ tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ lu²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/",
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"ipa": "/lau²² aŋ³³ tʰiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔ⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ aŋ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɯ²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/",
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"Tai-lo"
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"ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ aŋ⁴⁴ tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi¹³⁻²² bo¹³/",
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"ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ aŋ⁴⁴ tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ lu²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/"
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{
"ipa": "/lau²² aŋ³³ tʰiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔ⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ aŋ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɯ²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/"
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{
"ipa": "/lau²²⁻²¹ aŋ⁴⁴ tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi¹³⁻²² bo¹³/"
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"synonyms": [
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "老翁疼茈某"
}
],
"word": "老翁疼茈某，茈翁不如無"
}
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