七捏八添

Chinese

		seven	to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up	eight	to add; to increase; to replenish
trad. (七捏八添)		七	捏	八	添
simp. #(七捏八添)		七	捏	八	添
alternative forms		七拈八添 (chhit-ni-poeh-thiⁿ / chhit-ni-peh-thiⁿ)
Literally: “to pinch seven, to add eight”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhit-ni̍h-poeh-thiⁿ / chhit-ni̍h-peh-thiⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-ni̍h-poeh-thiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshit-ni̍h-pueh-thinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chitniqpoehtvy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ nĩ(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pue(ʔ)⁵ tʰĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-ni̍h-peh-thiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshit-ni̍h-peh-thinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chitniqpehtvy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ nĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

Idiom

七捏八添

1. (Hokkien) to repeatedly adding and subtracting, taking in and taking out