雞屎落塗,也有三寸煙
Chinese edit
fowl; chicken | stool; faeces | to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind | to smear; daub | also; too | to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
three | a unit of length | cigarette; tobacco; smoke | |||
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trad. (雞屎落塗,也有三寸煙/鷄屎落塗,也有三寸煙) | 雞/鷄 | 屎 | 落 | 塗 | , | 也 | 有 | 三 | 寸 | 煙 | |
simp. (鸡屎落涂,也有三寸烟) | 鸡 | 屎 | 落 | 涂 | , | 也 | 有 | 三 | 寸 | 烟 |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
雞屎落塗,也有三寸煙
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) all people must have aspirations
References edit
- “Entry #60379”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.