手曲屈入無屈出

Chinese

		elbow	bent; feel wronged	to enter	not have	bent; feel wronged	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
trad. (手曲屈入無屈出)		手曲	屈	入	無	屈	出
simp. (手曲屈入无屈出)		手曲	屈	入	无	屈	出
alternative forms		手蹺屈入無屈出／手跷屈入无屈出
Literally: “elbows bend inward and not outward”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiú-khiau khut-li̍p bô khut-chhut / chhiú-khiau khut-ji̍p bô khut-chhut

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-khiau khut-li̍p bô khut-chhut
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-khiau khut-li̍p bô khut-tshut
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'qiaw qutlip booi qutzhud
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴⁻³² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-khiau khut-ji̍p bô khut-chhut
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-khiau khut-ji̍p bô khut-tshut
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'qiaw qutjip booi qutzhud
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ zip̚⁴⁻³² bɤ²³⁻³³ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/

Idiom

手曲屈入無屈出

1. (Hokkien) people always protect and are partial to one's own or one's own people

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 手後蹬屈入無屈出／手后蹬屈入无屈出, 手骨拗入無拗出／手骨拗入无拗出