得罪土地公，雞仔飼𣍐活

Chinese

to offend; to commit a faux pas; to commit a crime
to offend; to commit a faux pas; to commit a crime; to break the law
 
 Tudigong chick; young chicken to raise; to rear; to feed
to live; alive; living
to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
 
trad. (得罪土地公，雞仔飼𣍐活/得罪土地公，鷄仔飼𣍐活) 得罪 土地公 ， 雞仔/鷄仔 飼 𣍐 活
simp. (得罪土地公，鸡仔饲𫧃活) 得罪 土地公 ， 鸡仔 饲 𫧃 活
Literally: “to offend Tudigong and be unable to feed one's chickens”.

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-chōe Thó͘-tī-kong, koe-á chhī bōe oa̍h
      • Tâi-lô: tik-tsuē Thóo-tī-kong, kue-á tshī buē ua̍h
      • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sue²²⁻²¹ tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²⁻²¹ bue²²⁻²¹ uaʔ⁴/

Idiom

得罪土地公，雞仔飼𣍐活

  1. (Hokkien) one must not offend the local leader or person in charge in a certain line of business, or else one will be unable to continue doing business there

Synonyms

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