千金買厝,萬金買厝邊
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]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 | |||
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trad. (千金買厝,萬金買厝邊) | 千 | 金 | 買 | 厝 | , | 萬 | 金 | 買 | 厝邊 | |
simp. (千金买厝,万金买厝边) | 千 | 金 | 买 | 厝 | , | 万 | 金 | 买 | 厝边 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhian kim bé chhù, bān kim bé chhù-piⁿ
Proverb
[edit]千金買厝,萬金買厝邊
- (Hokkien) It is important to have good and friendly neighbors; Good neighbors are more important and precious than a good house