哭死哭活
Chinese edit
| to cry; to weep | to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
to cry; to weep | to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship | ||
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| trad. (哭死哭活) | 哭 | 死 | 哭 | 活 | |
| simp. #(哭死哭活) | 哭 | 死 | 哭 | 活 | |
Pronunciation edit
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khàu-sí-khàu-oa̍h
- Tâi-lô: khàu-sí-khàu-ua̍h
- Phofsit Daibuun: qaosy'qao'oah
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ uaʔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Idiom edit
哭死哭活
- (Quanzhou Hokkien) to be full of complaints; to complain to high heaven; to complain bitterly