大鼎炒狗蟻

See also: 大鼎炒狗蚁

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	ancient bronze cauldron; throne; (Min) wok	saute; pan-fry; to fry saute; pan-fry; to fry; fried	ant
trad. (大鼎炒狗蟻)		大	鼎	炒	狗蟻
simp. (大鼎炒狗蚁)		大	鼎	炒	狗蚁
Literally: “frying ants in a big wok”.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa tiáⁿ chhá káu-hiā

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa tiáⁿ chhá káu-hiā
  - Tâi-lô: tuā tiánn tshá káu-hiā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doa dviar zhar kaw'hia
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ tiã⁵³ t͡sʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hia²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² tiã⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ tiã⁵³ t͡sʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hia²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ tiã⁵³ t͡sʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hia³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ tiã⁴¹ t͡sʰa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hia³³/

Proverb

大鼎炒狗蟻

(Hokkien) in a complete mess

Synonyms

一塌糊塗／一塌糊涂
亂／乱 (luàn)
亂七八糟／乱七八糟 (luànqībāzāo)
亂雜／乱杂 (luànzá) (literary)
凌亂 (língluàn)
嘈亂／嘈乱 (cáoluàn) (literary, of sound)
挐亂／挐乱 (Hokkien)
擾擾／扰扰 (rǎorǎo)
散亂／散乱 (sǎnluàn)
有七無八／有七无八 (Hokkien)
殽亂／淆乱 (xiáoluàn) (literary)
混亂／混乱 (hùnluàn)
烏七八糟／乌七八糟 (wūqībāzāo)
烏哩單刀／乌哩单刀 (Cantonese)
無序／无序 (wúxù)
狼戾 (Hakka, literary)
狼狼戾戾 (Hakka)
狼藉 (lángjí)
立立亂／立立乱 (lap⁶ lap^6-2 lyun⁶) (Cantonese)
糊塗／糊涂
糾紛／纠纷 (jiūfēn) (literary)
紊 (wěn) (literary, or in compounds)
紛亂／纷乱 (fēnluàn)
紊亂／紊乱 (wěnluàn)
紛雜／纷杂 (fēnzá) (literary)
繚亂／缭乱 (liáoluàn) (formal)
肆亂／肆乱 (sìluàn) (literary)
荊棘／荆棘 (jīngjí) (literary, figurative)
蕪雜／芜杂 (wúzá)
雜亂／杂乱 (záluàn)
鬼打樣／鬼打样 (Hakka)

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