西瓜倚大爿

西瓜倚大爿

Chinese

		western melon; watermelon	to lean on; rely upon	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	piece; side
trad. (西瓜倚大爿)		西瓜	倚	大	爿
simp. #(西瓜倚大爿)		西瓜	倚	大	爿
alternative forms		西瓜偎大爿 西瓜偎大邊／西瓜偎大边
Literally: “A larger slice of watermelon is more likely to be favoured”.

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): si-koe óa tōa pêng

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-koe óa tōa pêng
    • Tâi-lô: si-kue uá tuā pêng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: si'koef oar doa peeng
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ²³/

Idiom

西瓜倚大爿

1. (Hokkien) Used in describing people ingratiating themselves with powerful or influential people.

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 西瓜靠大邊／西瓜靠大边
• 趨炎附勢／趋炎附势 (qūyánfùshì)

References

• “Entry #60175”, 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.