樹頭徛予在，毋驚樹尾做風颱

樹頭徛予在，毋驚樹尾做風颱

Chinese

		top of a tree; branches of a tree; root		to give; I	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing			tip of a tree; treetop
trad. (樹頭徛予在，毋驚樹尾做風颱)		樹頭	徛	予	在	，	毋驚	樹尾	做風颱
simp. (树头徛予在，毋惊树尾做风台)		树头	徛	予	在	，	毋惊	树尾	做风台

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): chhiū-thâu khiā hō͘ chāi, m̄ kiaⁿ chhiū-bóe chò-hong-thai

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiū-thâu khiā hō͘ chāi, m̄ kiaⁿ chhiū-bóe chò-hong-thai
    • Tâi-lô: tshiū-thâu khiā hōo tsāi, m̄ kiann tshiū-bué tsò-hong-thai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiu²²⁻²¹ tʰaʊ²⁴⁻²² kʰia²²⁻²¹ hɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡saɪ²² m̩²²⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu²²⁻²¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaɪ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴⁻²² kʰia⁴¹⁻²² hɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡saɪ⁴¹ m̩⁴¹⁻²² kiã³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹⁻²² bue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ³³ tʰaɪ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu²²⁻²¹ tʰaʊ¹³⁻²² kʰia²²⁻²¹ hɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡saɪ²² m̩²²⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu²²⁻²¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaɪ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiu³³⁻¹¹ tʰaʊ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰia³³⁻¹¹ hɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡saɪ³³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu³³⁻¹¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaɪ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiu³³⁻²¹ tʰaʊ²³⁻³³ kʰia³³⁻²¹ hɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡saɪ³³ m̩³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu³³⁻²¹ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaɪ⁴⁴/

Idiom

樹頭徛予在，毋驚樹尾做風颱

1. (Min Nan, figuratively) a solid foundation is important