一人一家代，公媽隨人祀

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	man; person; people	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period		spirit tablet; ancestral tablet	to follow; to comply with; to allow to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname	man; person; people	offer sacrifice to
trad. (一人一家代，公媽隨人祀)		一	人	一	家	代	，	公媽	隨	人	祀
simp. (一人一家代，公妈随人祀)		一	人	一	家	代	，	公妈	随	人	祀

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi̍t-lâng chi̍t-ke tāi, kong-má sûi lâng sāi / chi̍t-lâng chi̍t-ke tāi, kong-má sûi lâng chhāi / chi̍t-lâng chi̍t-kee tāi, kong-má sûi lâng chhāi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-lâng chi̍t-ke tāi, kong-má sûi lâng sāi
    • Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-lâng tsi̍t-ke tāi, kong-má suî lâng sāi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ke³³ tai⁴¹ kɔŋ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sui²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² sai⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-lâng chi̍t-ke tāi, kong-má sûi lâng chhāi
    • Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-lâng tsi̍t-ke tāi, kong-má suî lâng tshāi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻²² tai²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sui²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰai³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-lâng chi̍t-kee tāi, kong-má sûi lâng chhāi
    • Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-lâng tsi̍t-kee tāi, kong-má suî lâng tshāi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² tai²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰai²²/

Idiom

一人一家代，公媽隨人祀

1. (Southern Min) each family or individual handles its own affairs and others should not intervene

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 一人一家代，土地公隨人祀／一人一家代，土地公随人祀