賣瓷食缺

Chinese

		sell	chinaware; porcelain	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
trad. (賣瓷食缺)		賣	瓷	食	缺
simp. (卖瓷食缺)		卖	瓷	食	缺
Literally: “porcelain sellers eat with chipped bowls”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bōe-hûi-chia̍h-khih / bē-hûi-chia̍h-khih

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōe-hûi-chia̍h-khih
    • Tâi-lô: buē-huî-tsia̍h-khih
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boexhuiciaqqiq
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bue⁴¹⁻²² hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bue²²⁻²¹ hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bē-hûi-chia̍h-khih
    • Tâi-lô: bē-huî-tsia̍h-khih
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bexhuiciaqqiq
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /be²²⁻²¹ hui¹³⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiʔ³²/

Idiom

賣瓷食缺

1. (Hokkien) those who work hard to create something cannot enjoy the fruits of their labor

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 賣瓷的食缺／卖瓷的食缺