養蛇食雞
Chinese
editgive birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.) |
snake; serpent | eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
fowl; chicken | ||
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trad. (養蛇食雞/養蛇食鷄) | 養 | 蛇 | 食 | 雞/鷄 | |
simp. (养蛇食鸡) | 养 | 蛇 | 食 | 鸡 | |
Literally: “to raise a snake to eat the chickens”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yông-sà-sṳ̍t-kiê
- Hakka Romanization System: iong´ saˇ siid gie´
- Hagfa Pinyim: yong1 sa2 sid6 gie1
- Sinological IPA: /i̯oŋ²⁴ sa¹¹ sɨt̚⁵ ki̯e²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yông-sà-sṳ̍t-kiê
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)iong´ saˇ siid gie´
- Hagfa Pinyim: yong1 sa2 sid6 gie1
- Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯oŋ²⁴ sa¹¹ sɨt̚⁵ ki̯e²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
Idiom
edit養蛇食雞
Synonyms
edit- 引狼入室 (yǐnlángrùshì)