欲嫁才縛跤

欲嫁才縛跤

See also: 欲嫁才缚跤

Chinese

		desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	marry (a husband)	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just	to bind one's feet
trad. (欲嫁才縛跤)		欲	嫁	才	縛跤
simp. (欲嫁才缚跤)		欲	嫁	才	缚跤
alternative forms		要嫁則縛腳／要嫁则缚脚 要嫁才縛腳／要嫁才缚脚
Literally: “to bind one's feet just before one gets married”.

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): beh kè chiah pa̍k-kha

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: beh kè chiah pa̍k-kha
    • Tâi-lô: beh kè tsiah pa̍k-kha
    • Phofsit Daibuun: beq kex ciaq pagqaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke²¹ t͡ɕia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke¹¹ t͡ɕia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ke²¹ t͡ɕia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pak̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/

Proverb

欲嫁才縛跤

1. (Hokkien) to fail to make a timed preparation; to do something at the last minute

Synonyms

• 臨渴掘井／临渴掘井 (línkějuéjǐng)
• 臨時抱佛腳／临时抱佛脚 (línshíbàofójiǎo)