得罪土地公，雞鴨飼𣍐活

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 chicken and duck; poultry to raise; to rear; to feed
to live; alive; living
to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
 
trad. (得罪土地公，雞鴨飼𣍐活/得罪土地公，鷄鴨飼𣍐活) 得罪 土地公 ， 雞鴨/鷄鴨 飼 𣍐 活
simp. (得罪土地公，鸡鸭饲𫧃活) 得罪 土地公 ， 鸡鸭 饲 𫧃 活
Literally: “to offend Tudigong and be unable to feed one's chickens and ducks”.

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tek-chōe Thó͘-tī-kong, koe-ah chhī bōe oa̍h / tiak-chǒe Thó͘-tī-kong, koe-ah chhī bǒe oa̍h / tek-chōe Thó͘-tī-kong, ke-ah chhī bē oa̍h
  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-chōe Thó͘-tī-kong, koe-ah chhī bōe oa̍h
      • Tâi-lô: tik-tsuē Thóo-tī-kong, kue-ah tshī buē ua̍h
      • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sue²²⁻²¹ tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻²² a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²²⁻²¹ bue²²⁻²¹ uaʔ⁴/
    • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiak-chǒe Thó͘-tī-kong, koe-ah chhī bǒe oa̍h
      • Tâi-lô: tiak-tsuě Thóo-tī-kong, kue-ah tshī buě ua̍h
      • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sue²² tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³ kue³³ a(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻²² bue²² uaʔ²⁴/
    • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-chōe Thó͘-tī-kong, ke-ah chhī bē oa̍h
      • Tâi-lô: tik-tsuē Thóo-tī-kong, ke-ah tshī bē ua̍h
      • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sue²²⁻²¹ tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴⁻²² a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²²⁻²¹ be²²⁻²¹ uaʔ¹²¹/

Idiom

得罪土地公，雞鴨飼𣍐活

  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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