垃圾食,垃圾大
Chinese
garbage; rubbish; trash garbage; rubbish; trash; waste; refuse; junk | eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed | garbage; rubbish; trash garbage; rubbish; trash; waste; refuse; junk | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor | |||
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trad. (垃圾食,垃圾大) | 垃圾 | 食 | , | 垃圾 | 大 | |
simp. #(垃圾食,垃圾大) | 垃圾 | 食 | , | 垃圾 | 大 | |
Literally: “eat dirty, grow up dirty”. |
Pronunciation
Proverb
垃圾食,垃圾大
- (Hokkien) what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Synonyms
(Cantonese) 揦鮓食,揦鮓大/揦鲊食,揦鲊大