關帝爺面前弄關刀

Chinese

Guan Yu in front of one's face; in front; the present time
to do; to manage; to handle
to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; lane; alley
 
 guandao
trad. (關帝爺面前弄關刀) 關帝爺 面前 弄 關刀
simp. (关帝爷面前弄关刀) 关帝爷 面前 弄 关刀
Literally: “to brandish one's large broadsword in front of Guan Yu”.

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koan-tè-iâ bīn-chêng lāng koan-to
      • Tâi-lô: kuan-tè-iâ bīn-tsîng lāng kuan-to
      • Phofsit Daibuun: koandea'iaa bixnzeeng lang koandoy
      • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴⁻²² bin²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²²⁻²¹ kuan⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/

Idiom

關帝爺面前弄關刀

  1. (Hokkien) alternative form of 關帝爺面前舞大刀 / 关帝爷面前舞大刀
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