生雞卵無，放雞屎有

Chinese
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 chicken egg not have
 
to release; to free; to let go
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
 fowl; chicken stool; faeces
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
trad. (生雞卵無，放雞屎有) 生 雞卵 無 ， 放 雞 屎 有
simp. (生鸡卵无，放鸡屎有) 生 鸡卵 无 ， 放 鸡 屎 有

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siⁿ koe-nn̄g bô, pàng koe-sái ū / siⁿ koe-nňg bô, pàng koe-sái ǔ / seⁿ ke-nūi bô, pàng ke-sái ū / seⁿ ke-nn̄g bô, pàng ke-sái ū
  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Singapore)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siⁿ koe-nn̄g bô, pàng koe-sái ū
      • Tâi-lô: sinn kue-nn̄g bô, pàng kue-sái ū
      • IPA (Singapore): /ɕĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²² bo²⁴ paŋ²¹⁻⁴² kue⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁴² u²²/
      • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²² bo²⁴ paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³ u²²/
    • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siⁿ koe-nňg bô, pàng koe-sái ǔ
      • Tâi-lô: sinn kue-nňg bô, pàng kue-sái ǔ
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕĩ³³ kue³³ nŋ̍²² bo²⁴ paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kue³³ sai⁵⁵⁴ u²²/
    • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ ke-nūi bô, pàng ke-sái ū
      • Tâi-lô: senn ke-nuī bô, pàng ke-sái ū
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ²² bo¹³ paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³ u²²/
    • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ ke-nn̄g bô, pàng ke-sái ū
      • Tâi-lô: senn ke-nn̄g bô, pàng ke-sái ū
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³ bɤ²³ paŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁴¹ u³³/

Idiom

生雞卵無，放雞屎有

  1. (Hokkien) describes someone who is useless and only knows how to cause trouble

Alternative forms
  • 生雞卵的無，放雞屎的有／生鸡卵的无，放鸡屎的有
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