刣雞教猴

刣雞教猴

See also: 刣鸡教猴

Chinese

			fowl; chicken	teach; teaching; religion	monkey
trad. (刣雞教猴)		刣	雞	教	猴
simp. (刣鸡教猴)		刣	鸡	教	猴

Pronunciation

• Min Dong (BUC): tài-*giĕ-*gá-*gàu
• Min Nan (POJ): thâi-koe-kà-kâu / thâi-ke-kà-kâu

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• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: tài-*giĕ-*gá-*gàu
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kie⁵⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ ka²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kau⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâi-koe-kà-kâu
    • Tâi-lô: thâi-kue-kà-kâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tai'koe'karkaau
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰaɪ²⁴⁻²² kue³³ ka⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰaɪ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² ka²¹⁻⁵³ kaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰaɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ ka¹¹⁻⁵³ kaʊ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâi-ke-kà-kâu
    • Tâi-lô: thâi-ke-kà-kâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tai'ke'karkaau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰaɪ¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² ka²¹⁻⁵³ kaʊ¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰaɪ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ ka²¹⁻⁴¹ kaʊ²³/

Idiom

刣雞教猴

1. (Min) Synonym of 殺雞儆猴／杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu, “killing the chicken to warn the monkey”).