三跤貓笑一目狗

三跤貓笑一目狗

See also: 三跤猫笑一目狗

Chinese

		three	bones of leg; wrestle	cat	laugh; smile	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title	dog
trad. (三跤貓笑一目狗)		三	跤	貓	笑	一	目	狗
simp. (三跤猫笑一目狗)		三	跤	猫	笑	一	目	狗
alternative forms		三骹貓笑一目狗／三骹猫笑一目狗
Literally: “three-legged cat laughs at one-eyed dog”.

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): saⁿ kha niau chhiò chi̍t ba̍k káu

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ kha niau chhiò chi̍t ba̍k káu
    • Tâi-lô: sann kha niau tshiò tsi̍t ba̍k káu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: svaf qaf niaw chioix cit bak kao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² niãʊ⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰio²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕit̚⁴⁻³² bak̚⁴⁻³² kaʊ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sã³³ kʰa³³ niãʊ³³ t͡ɕʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕit̚²⁴⁻²² bak̚²⁴⁻²² kaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² niãʊ⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰio²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kaʊ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ niãʊ⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕit̚⁴⁻³² bak̚⁴⁻³² kaʊ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ niãʊ⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕit̚⁴⁻³² bak̚⁴⁻³² kaʊ⁴¹/

Proverb

三跤貓笑一目狗

1. (Hokkien) pot calling the kettle black

Synonyms

• 五十步笑百步 (wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù)