七捏八添
Chinese
editseven | to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up | eight | to add; to increase; to replenish | ||
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trad. (七捏八添) | 七 | 捏 | 八 | 添 | |
simp. #(七捏八添) | 七 | 捏 | 八 | 添 | |
alternative forms | 七拈八添 (chhit-ni-poeh-thiⁿ / chhit-ni-peh-thiⁿ) | ||||
Literally: “to pinch seven, to add eight”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-ni̍h-poeh-thiⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tshit-ni̍h-pueh-thinn
- Phofsit Daibuun: chitniqpoehtvy
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ nĩ(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pue(ʔ)⁵ tʰĩ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-ni̍h-peh-thiⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tshit-ni̍h-peh-thinn
- Phofsit Daibuun: chitniqpehtvy
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ nĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
Idiom
edit七捏八添
- (Hokkien) to repeatedly adding and subtracting, taking in and taking out