查某囝教娘嬭轉臍

Chinese

daughter; girl teach; teaching; religion mother to cut the umbilical cord
trad. (查某囝教娘嬭轉臍) 查某囝 教 娘嬭 轉臍
simp. (查某囝教娘妳转脐) 查某囝 教 娘妳 转脐
alternative forms 查某仔教娘嬭轉臍／查某仔教娘妳转脐
查某囝教老母轉臍／查某囝教老母转脐
Literally: “the daughter teaches the mother how to cut the umbilical cord”.

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ kà niû-lé tńg-châi / cha-bó͘-káⁿ kà niû-lé tńg-châi
  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ kà niû-lé tńg-châi
      • Tâi-lô: tsa-bóo-kiánn kà niû-lé tńg-tsâi
      • Phofsit Daibuun: za'bofkviar kax niulea dngfzaai
      • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka²¹⁻⁵³ niũ²⁴⁻²² le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
    • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha-bó͘-káⁿ kà niû-lé tńg-châi
      • Tâi-lô: tsa-bóo-kánn kà niû-lé tńg-tsâi
      • Phofsit Daibuun: za'bofkvar kax niulea dngfzaai
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sa³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ²⁴⁻²² le⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sai²⁴/

Idiom

查某囝教娘嬭轉臍

  1. (Hokkien) to show off one's inferior talent or skill in front of an expert

Synonyms

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