客氣當福氣

Chinese

		to be polite; to behave in a courteous manner; polite to be polite; to behave in a courteous manner; polite; courteous; civil	to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	good fortune
trad. (客氣當福氣)		客氣	當	福氣
simp. (客气当福气)		客气	当	福气
Literally: “to take courtesy as pure luck”.

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷khaq-chi ⁵taon ⁷foq-chi; ⁷khaq-chi ¹taon ⁷foq-chi

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁷khaq-chi ⁵taon ⁷foq-chi; ⁷khaq-chi ¹taon ⁷foq-chi
    • MiniDict: khah^入 chi taon^去 foh^入 chi; khah^入 chi taon^平 foh^入 chi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴khaq-qi ²taan ⁴foq-qi; ⁴khaq-qi ¹taan ⁴foq-qi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴ tɑ̃⁴⁴  foʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/, /kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴ tɑ̃⁵³ foʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

Idiom

客氣當福氣

1. (Northern Wu) to take someone else's good treatment for granted; to be ungrateful and entitled to others' kindness and grace