吃個秈米飯發個糯米嗲
Chinese
editeat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
(a measure word); individual | polished indica rice | food; cuisine; cooked rice food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal |
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop |
(a measure word); individual | glutinous rice; sticky rice | |||
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trad. (吃個秈米飯發個糯米嗲/吃個籼米飯發個糯米嗲) | 吃 | 個 | 秈米/籼米 | 飯 | 發 | 個 | 糯米 | 嗲 | |
simp. (吃个籼米饭发个糯米嗲) | 吃 | 个 | 籼米 | 饭 | 发 | 个 | 糯米 | 嗲 | |
Literally: “To eat long grain rice but act like it's sticky rice”. |
Pronunciation
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edit吃個秈米飯發個糯米嗲
- (Shanghainese) to live in poverty but still be content