客鳥咬毋著批信

Chinese

magpie bite; nip wrong; incorrect letter
trad. (客鳥咬毋著批信) 客鳥 咬 毋著 批信
simp. (客鸟咬毋著批信) 客鸟 咬 毋著 批信
alternative forms 客鳥齩毋著批信／客鸟咬毋著批信
Literally: “magpie bites the wrong letter”.

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kheh-chiáu kā m̄-tio̍h phoe-sìn / kheh-chiáu kǎ m̄-tio̍h phoe-sìn / kheeh-chiáu kā m̄-tio̍h phe-sìn
  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheh-chiáu kā m̄-tio̍h phoe-sìn
      • Tâi-lô: kheh-tsiáu kā m̄-tio̍h phue-sìn
      • Phofsit Daibuun: qehciao ka mxdioih phoesixn
      • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siau⁵³ ka²²⁻²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² sin²¹/
    • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheh-chiáu kǎ m̄-tio̍h phoe-sìn
      • Tâi-lô: kheh-tsiáu kǎ m̄-tio̍h phue-sìn
      • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe(ʔ)⁵ t͡siau⁵⁵⁴ ka²² m̩⁴¹⁻²² tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰue³³ sin⁴¹/
    • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheeh-chiáu kā m̄-tio̍h phe-sìn
      • Tâi-lô: kheeh-tsiáu kā m̄-tio̍h phe-sìn
      • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siau⁵³ ka²²⁻²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰe⁴⁴⁻²² sin²¹/

Idiom

客鳥咬毋著批信

  1. (Hokkien) to send the wrong message causing suffering or empty joys

Synonyms

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