第一賣冰，第二做醫生

Chinese
 
first; 1st; number one
first; 1st; number one; #1; first
 sell ice second; next to do; to make; to produce doctor; physician and surgeon; medical practitioner
trad. (第一賣冰，第二做醫生) 第一 賣 冰 ， 第二 做 醫生
simp. (第一卖冰，第二做医生) 第一 卖 冰 ， 第二 做 医生
Literally: “[to earn riches] first sell ice, then become a doctor”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: dìyī mài bīng, dì'èr zuò yīshēng [Phonetic: dìyí mài bīng, dì'èr zuò yīshēng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ ㄇㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄥ , ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄕㄥ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: dìyi mài bing, dì-èr zuò yisheng
      • Wade–Giles: ti4-i1 mai4 ping1, ti4-êrh4 tso4 i1-shêng1
      • Yale: dì-yī mài bīng-, dì-èr dzwò yī-shēng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihi may bing, dihell tzuoh isheng
      • Palladius: дии май бин, диэр цзо ишэн (dii maj bin, dier czo išɛn)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ti⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-it bē peng, tē-jī chò i-seng
      • Tâi-lô: tē-it bē peng, tē-jī tsò i-sing
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /te³³⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ be³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴ te³³⁻²¹ ʑi³³⁻²¹ t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ i⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Proverb

第一賣冰，第二做醫生

  1. (Taiwan) a proverb on making money, reflecting the popularity of shaved ice, especially during the summer, and the relatively low skills needed to make it

Synonyms
  • 第一賣冰，第二醫生／第一卖冰，第二医生
  • 第一醫生，第二賣冰／第一医生，第二卖冰
  • 第一賣冰，第二做醫生，第三開查某間／第一卖冰，第二做医生，第三开查某间
  • 第一醫生，第二賣冰，第三咖騷間／第一医生，第二卖冰，第三咖骚间
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