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千金買厝,萬金買厝邊

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Chinese

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thousand metal; gold; money buy
(Min) house; bury; to place
(Min) house; bury; to place; dispose
 
ten thousand; a great number; surname metal; gold; money buy neighbour; area around one's house
trad. (千金買厝,萬金買厝邊) 厝邊
simp. (千金买厝,万金买厝边) 厝边

Pronunciation

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  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhian kim bé chhù, bān kim bé chhù-piⁿ
      • Tâi-lô: tshian kim bé tshù, bān kim bé tshù-pinn
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kim⁴⁴ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu²¹ ban³³⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ pĩ⁴⁴/

Proverb

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千金買厝,萬金買厝邊

  1. (Hokkien) It is important to have good and friendly neighbors; Good neighbors are more important and precious than a good house

Synonyms

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