涼傘雖破，骨格原在

Chinese

		parasol	although; even though	to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out		figure; physical state; physique	previously; as before; as usual previously; as before; as usual; as of old; still
trad. (涼傘雖破，骨格原在)		涼傘	雖	破	，	骨格	原在
simp. (凉伞虽破，骨格原在)		凉伞	虽	破	，	骨格	原在

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niû-sòaⁿ sui phoà, kut-keh goân-chāi / niû-sòaⁿ sui phoà, kut-keh goân-chǎi / niô͘-sòaⁿ sui phoà, kut-keeh goân-chāi / niô͘-sòaⁿ sui phoà, kut-keh goân-chāi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû-sòaⁿ sui phoà, kut-keh goân-chāi
    • Tâi-lô: niû-suànn sui phuà, kut-keh guân-tsāi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /niũ²³⁻³³ suã²¹ sui⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰua²¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ keʔ³² ɡuan²³⁻³³ t͡sai³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /niũ²⁴⁻¹¹ suã¹¹ sui⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰua¹¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ keʔ³² ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /niũ²⁴⁻²² suã²¹ sui⁴⁴⁻²² pʰua²¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ keʔ³² ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû-sòaⁿ sui phoà, kut-keh goân-chǎi
    • Tâi-lô: niû-suànn sui phuà, kut-keh guân-tsǎi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /niũ²⁴⁻²² suã⁴¹ sui³³ pʰua⁴¹ kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ keʔ⁵ ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niô͘-sòaⁿ sui phoà, kut-keeh goân-chāi
    • Tâi-lô: niôo-suànn sui phuà, kut-keeh guân-tsāi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /niɔ̃¹³⁻²² suã²¹ sui⁴⁴⁻²² pʰua²¹ kut̚³²⁻⁵ kɛʔ³² ɡuan¹³⁻²² t͡sai²²/
  • (Hokkien: Tainan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niô͘-sòaⁿ sui phoà, kut-keh goân-chāi
    • Tâi-lô: niôo-suànn sui phuà, kut-keh guân-tsāi
    • IPA (Tainan): /niɔ̃²⁴⁻³³ suã²¹ sui⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰua²¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ keʔ³² ɡuan²⁴⁻³³ t͡sai³³/

Idiom

涼傘雖破，骨格原在

1. (Hokkien) Although a person is down-and-out, he/she still sticks to his/her nature and/or is not affected greatly.