相拍𣍐過田岸

相拍𫧃过田岸
相拍𣍐過塍岸
相拍袂過田岸

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue²²⁻²¹ ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã²²/

/sio³³ pʰa(ʔ)⁵ bue²² kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã⁴¹/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be²²⁻²¹ kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² huã²²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue²²⁻²¹ ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã²²/

/sã³³ pʰa(ʔ)⁵ bue²² kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to rival one another; to be on a par; to be equally matched; to be about the same; to be well-matched; to match in capabilities


搖身一變

ㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄣ ㄧ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/jiːu̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ piːn³³/

/io²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn²¹/

/io²⁴⁻²² sin³³ t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² piɛn⁴¹/

/io¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/io²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn¹¹/

/iɤ²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn²¹/

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/jiːu̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ piːn³³/

/io²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn²¹/

/io²⁴⁻²² sin³³ t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² piɛn⁴¹/

/io¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/io²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn¹¹/

/iɤ²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn²¹/

(usually derogatory and said of bad people) to suddenly change into a different appearance or identity; to assume a different persona or disguise


難如登天

ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ

наньжудэнтянь

/nän³⁵ ʐu³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/naːn²¹ jyː²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/lan²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/lan²³⁻³³ zu²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/nän³⁵ ʐu³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/naːn²¹ jyː²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/lan²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/lan²³⁻³³ zu²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/


大舌興黐

大舌兴黐
大舌興呮
大舌興喋
大舌興昳

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡si(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰiʔ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ¹²¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) to talk too much about frivolous things (due to not good at rating one's abilities and therefore make a fool of oneself often)


賣瓷食缺

porcelain sellers eat with chipped bowls

/bue⁴¹⁻²² hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiʔ⁵/

/bue²²⁻²¹ hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiʔ³²/

/be²²⁻²¹ hui¹³⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiʔ³²/

/bue⁴¹⁻²² hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiʔ⁵/

/bue²²⁻²¹ hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiʔ³²/

(Hokkien) those who work hard to create something cannot enjoy the fruits of their labor


枵鬼食破家

/iau³³ kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to incur greater loss due to keeping on getting things on the cheap


貪俗食破家

/tʰam³³ siɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻²² siɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻²² siɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/


俗物食破家

/siɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴/

/siɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/siɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/siɔk̚²⁴⁻² mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³/

/siɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/


情隨事遷

ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢ

цинсуйшицянь

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ siː²² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² sui²⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ siː²² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/


屎礐蟲假清

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴ ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴⁻³² tʰaŋ²⁴ ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³ kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/


屎礐仔蟲假清

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴ ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴ ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ¹³ kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/


目睢目𧡍

/bak̚⁴⁻³² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² taŋ²¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² taŋ²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to stare indignantly at; to gaze angrily at


目潲無剾

not scraping off the sleep stuck around the rim of the eye

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siau¹³ bo¹³⁻²² kʰau⁴⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² siau²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kʰau³³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² siau²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kʰau⁴⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siau¹³ bo¹³⁻²² kʰau⁴⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² siau²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kʰau³³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² siau²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kʰau⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to be unsensible and tactless thereby causing mishaps, losses, and even failures


六月天，七月火

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ he⁵³/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰĩ³³ t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hə⁵⁵⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hue⁵³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴¹/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰĩ³³ t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hue⁵⁵⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁵³/

(Hokkien) to have worse sweltering heat in the seventh month of the lunar calendar compared to the sixth month


六猴刁激

/lak̚⁴⁻³² kau²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪk̚³²/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² kau²³⁻³³ tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪk̚³²/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² kau²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪk̚³²/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² kau²³⁻³³ tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪk̚³²/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to intentionally do something uncommon or extraordinary


六月天，七月火，八月熱煞尾

head

六月天，七月火，八月熱煞尾

六月天，七月火，八月热煞尾

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ he⁵³ pue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰĩ³³ t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hə⁵⁵⁴ pue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sua(ʔ)⁵ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³ pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue⁵³/

(Hokkien) to have worse sweltering heat in the seventh month of the lunar calendar compared to the sixth month, while the heat does not fully end in the eight month


搦屎搦尿

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio²²/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zio²²/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² ziɤ³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio²²/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² ziɤ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to painstakingly nurture and take care of (a child)


抾零就總

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)⁵ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

(Hokkien) to accumulate little by little; many small things add to something great


石目鐵鼻

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unable to easily shed tears (of someone)


明查暗訪

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄢˋ ㄈㄤˇ

/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ ˀän⁵¹ fɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰaː²¹ ɐm³³ fɔːŋ³⁵/

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁵³/

/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ ˀän⁵¹ fɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰaː²¹ ɐm³³ fɔːŋ³⁵/

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁵³/

明察暗訪 明察暗訪#Chinese

明察暗访 明察暗访#Chinese


欲死欲死

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) half-dead; more dead than alive


欲死欲活

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ¹²¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ uaʔ⁴/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ uaʔ²⁴/

/bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ¹²¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ uaʔ⁴/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ uaʔ²⁴/

/bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁴/

哭甲欲死欲活 [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
khàu kah beh-sí-beh-oa̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
to cry one's heart out

within an inch of one's life
within an inch of one's life

(Hokkien) to be devastated; to suffer terribly; to be within an inch of one's life


欲好命

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²²/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ miã⁴¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²²/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ miã⁴¹/


洋洋大觀

ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ

янъяндагуань

/jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/jœːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ taːi̯²² kuːn⁵⁵/

/iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ kuan⁴⁴/

/jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/jœːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ taːi̯²² kuːn⁵⁵/

/iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ kuan⁴⁴/


吱吱嚼嚼

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siau(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siauʔ⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siauʔ⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siauʔ⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴ t͡siau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siauʔ¹²¹/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siauʔ³²/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴ t͡siau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siauʔ³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to talk rapidly and incessantly


七捏八添

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ nĩ(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pue(ʔ)⁵ tʰĩ³³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ nĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ nĩ(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pue(ʔ)⁵ tʰĩ³³/

(Hokkien) to repeatedly adding and subtracting, taking in and taking out


老瓜宿蒂

/lau²²⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ti²¹/

/lau²²⁻²¹ kua⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ ti²¹/

/lau²²⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ti²¹/

/lau²²⁻²¹ kua⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ ti²¹/

(Hokkien) experienced and astute; circumspect and far-seeing; scheming and calculating


激外外

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ ɡua³³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻²¹ ɡua³³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ ɡua³³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻²¹ ɡua³³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to stand back; to not care and be indifferent about a matter


大富大貴

ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² fuː³³ taːi̯²² kʷɐi̯³³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ hu²¹⁻⁴¹ tua³³⁻²¹ kui²¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ hu¹¹⁻⁵³ tua³³⁻¹¹ kui¹¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² fuː³³ taːi̯²² kʷɐi̯³³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ hu²¹⁻⁴¹ tua³³⁻²¹ kui²¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ hu¹¹⁻⁵³ tua³³⁻¹¹ kui¹¹/


荒郊野外

ㄏㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˇ ㄨㄞˋ

хуанцзяоевай

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴⁻²² ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua²²/

/hɔŋ³³ kau³³ ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡua⁴¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴⁻²² ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁴⁴⁻³³ ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua³³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁴⁴⁻³³ ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡua³³/

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴⁻²² ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua²²/

/hɔŋ³³ kau³³ ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡua⁴¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴⁻²² ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁴⁴⁻³³ ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡua³³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁴⁴⁻³³ ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡua³³/


汗流汁滴

/kuã³³⁻¹¹ lau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/kuã³³⁻²¹ lau²³⁻³³ t͡sap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/kũã¹¹ lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚²⁻⁴ tiʔ²/

/kuã³³⁻¹¹ lau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/kuã³³⁻²¹ lau²³⁻³³ t͡sap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/kũã¹¹ lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚²⁻⁴ tiʔ²/

(Southern Min) with sweat trickling down; drenched in sweat


無利可圖

ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄊㄨˊ

/u³⁵ li⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ lei̯²² hɔː³⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ li³³⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/u³⁵ li⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ lei̯²² hɔː³⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ li³³⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴/


誓不兩立

ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧˋ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ lœːŋ¹³ laːp̚²/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lip̚⁴/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lip̚⁴/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ lœːŋ¹³ laːp̚²/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lip̚⁴/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lip̚⁴/

mutually exclusive; extremely antagonistic; irreconcilable


水內撈月

to scoop (the reflection of) the moon out of the water

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²²⁻²¹ hɔ²⁴⁻²² ɡeʔ⁴/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²²⁻²¹ hɔ²⁴⁻²² ɡeʔ⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) to make a hopeless, futile or vain effort at doing something; to ask for the moon


掩街僻巷

(Jinjiang Hokkien) remote and backward places


十藝九不成

/sip̚²⁴⁻² ɡe⁴¹⁻²² kiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡe²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² ɡe²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

jack of all trades, master of none
jack of all trades, master of none

(Hokkien) to be a jack of all trades, master of none


十學九不成

/sip̚²⁴⁻² hak̚²⁴⁻² kiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) to be a jack of all trades, master of none