兄弟兄弟，各人顧家己

Chinese

		brother; brethren; brothers and sisters brother; brethren; brothers and sisters; siblings	brother; brethren; brothers and sisters brother; brethren; brothers and sisters; siblings		each person; everyone; oneself	look after; take into consideration; to attend to	self; oneself
trad. (兄弟兄弟，各人顧家己)		兄弟	兄弟	，	各人	顧	家己
simp. (兄弟兄弟，各人顾家己)		兄弟	兄弟	，	各人	顾	家己
Literally: “each brother takes care of himself”.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiaⁿ-tī-hiaⁿ-tī,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-ka-kī / hiaⁿ-tǐ-hiaⁿ-tǐ,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-kai-kī / hiaⁿ-tī-hiaⁿ-tī,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-ka-tī

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-tī-hiaⁿ-tī,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-ka-kī
  - Tâi-lô: hiann-tī-hiann-tī,kóo-lâng-kòo-ka-kī
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ki²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-tǐ-hiaⁿ-tǐ,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-kai-kī
  - Tâi-lô: hiann-tǐ-hiann-tǐ,kóo-lâng-kòo-kai-kī
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiã³³ ti²² hiã³³ ti²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ ki⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-tī-hiaⁿ-tī,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-ka-tī
  - Tâi-lô: hiann-tī-hiann-tī,kóo-lâng-kòo-ka-tī
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

Idiom

兄弟兄弟，各人顧家己

(Hokkien) brothers after getting married and living apart would take care of one's own family

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 兄弟若兄弟，各人顧家己／兄弟若兄弟，各人顾家己

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