西瓜倚大爿

Chinese

		western melon; watermelon	to lean on; rely upon	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	piece; side
trad. (西瓜倚大爿)		西瓜	倚	大	爿
simp. #(西瓜倚大爿)		西瓜	倚	大	爿
alternative forms		西瓜偎大爿 西瓜偎大邊／西瓜偎大边
Literally: “A larger slice of watermelon is more favoured”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): se-koe óa tōa pêng / se-koe óa tōa pûiⁿ / se-koa óa tōa pêng / si-koe óa tōa pêng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-koe óa tōa pêng
    • Tâi-lô: se-kue uá tuā pêng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: se'koef oar doa peeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-koe óa tōa pûiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: se-kue uá tuā puînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: se'koef oar doa pvuii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se³³ kue³³ ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² puĩ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-koa óa tōa pêng
    • Tâi-lô: se-kua uá tuā pîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: se'koaf oar doa peeng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁴⁴⁻²² kua⁴⁴ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-koe óa tōa pêng
    • Tâi-lô: si-kue uá tuā pêng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: si'koef oar doa peeng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /si⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴ ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /si⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴/

Idiom

西瓜倚大爿

1. (Hokkien) to ingratiate oneself with powerful or influential people; to agree with the majority

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 西瓜靠大邊／西瓜靠大边, 西瓜偎大邊／西瓜偎大边
• 趨炎附勢／趋炎附势 (qūyánfùshì)

References

• “Entry #27020”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.