攑頭三尺有神明
Chinese
three | a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a meter; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a meter; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale | to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be | deity; god | |||
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trad. (攑頭三尺有神明) | 攑頭 | 三 | 尺 | 有 | 神明 | |
simp. (𫽥头三尺有神明) | 𫽥头 | 三 | 尺 | 有 | 神明 | |
alternative forms | 揭頭三尺有神明/揭头三尺有神明 | |||||
Literally: “There are gods three feet above your head”. |
Pronunciation
Idiom
攑頭三尺有神明
- (Hokkien) The gods are watching, so don't think you can get away with anything.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 舉頭三尺有神明 (“The gods are watching from above.”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 舉頭三尺有神明 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 舉頭三尺有神明 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 舉頭三尺有神明 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 攑頭三尺有神明 |
Quanzhou | 攑頭三尺有神明 | |
Zhangzhou | 攑頭三尺有神明 | |
Tainan | 攑頭三尺有神明 |
References
- “Entry #60289”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.