包山包海
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Chinese
[edit]to cover; to wrap; to hold to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for) |
mountain; hill | to cover; to wrap; to hold to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for) |
ocean; sea | ||
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simp. and trad. (包山包海) |
包 | 山 | 包 | 海 | |
Literally: “to cover the mountain and to cover the sea”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pau-soaⁿ pau-hái
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pau-soaⁿ pau-hái
- Tâi-lô: pau-suann pau-hái
- Phofsit Daibuun: pausvoaf pau'hae
- IPA (Singapore): /pau⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴ pau⁴⁴⁻²² hai⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Noun
[edit]包山包海
- (Singapore Hokkien, figurative) person who has to take care or take charge of everything or anything