"食水果拜樹頭" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, IPA, Kaohsiung], /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, IPA, Taipei], /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, IPA] Forms: 食水果拜树头 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 食水果拜樹頭
  1. alternative form of 食果子拜樹頭 /食果子拜树头 (“to remember where one's happiness comes from; to not forget one's roots or heritage”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 食果子拜樹頭 /食果子拜树头 (extra: to remember where one's happiness comes from; to not forget one's roots or heritage)
    Sense id: en-食水果拜樹頭-zh-proverb-JeLHmETz Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Hokkien proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: 飲水思源 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 飲流懷源 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 飲水知源 [formal, Written-vernacular-Chinese], 飲水思源 [Northeastern-Mandarin, Taiwan], 飲水思源 [Northeastern-Mandarin, Singapore], 飲水思源 [Cantonese], 食果子拜樹頭,食米飯敬鋤頭 [Min-Nan, Xiamen], 食果子拜樹頭 [Min-Nan, Xiamen], 食果子拜樹頭,食米飯敬鋤頭 [Min-Nan, Quanzhou], 食果子拜樹頭 [Min-Nan, Quanzhou], 食果子拜樹頭,食米飯敬鋤頭 [Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], 食果子拜樹頭 [Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], 食果子拜樹頭,食米飯拜田頭 [Min-Nan, Taipei], 食果子拜樹頭 [Min-Nan, Tainan]
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  "literal_meaning": "to pay respect to the roots when one eats the fruit",
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            "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
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          "word": "飲流懷源"
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        {
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          "word": "飲水知源"
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          "word": "食果子拜樹頭,食米飯敬鋤頭"
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          "word": "食果子拜樹頭"
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          "word": "食果子拜樹頭,食米飯拜田頭"
        },
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      "zh_pron": "chia̍h chúi-kó pài chhiū-thâu"
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        "General Taiwanese"
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        "Min-Nan",
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        "Xiamen",
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      "zh_pron": "ciah zuy'koir paix chiuxtaau"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/",
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      "ipa": "/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/",
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        "Taipei"
      ]
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    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/",
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      "ipa": "/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/",
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      "ipa": "/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "飲水思源"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Written-vernacular-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "飲流懷源"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "word": "飲水知源"
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      "word": "飲水思源"
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      "word": "飲水思源"
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    {
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "食果子拜樹頭,食米飯敬鋤頭"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
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      "word": "食果子拜樹頭"
    },
    {
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        "Quanzhou"
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      "word": "食果子拜樹頭,食米飯敬鋤頭"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
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      "word": "食果子拜樹頭"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Zhangzhou"
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      "word": "食果子拜樹頭,食米飯敬鋤頭"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "食果子拜樹頭"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ],
      "word": "食果子拜樹頭,食米飯拜田頭"
    },
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        "Tainan"
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      "word": "食果子拜樹頭"
    }
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}

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