卌九日烏

Chinese

		forty-nine; 49; unclear	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	a crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void
trad. (卌九日烏)		卌九	日	烏
simp. (卌九日乌)		卌九	日	乌
Literally: “overcast sky for forty nine days”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siap-káu-li̍t-o͘ / siap-káu-ji̍t-o͘ / siak-káu-li̍t-o͘

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siap-káu-li̍t-o͘
    • Tâi-lô: siap-káu-li̍t-oo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siapkawlid'of
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siap̚³²⁻⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² ɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² ɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siap-káu-ji̍t-o͘
    • Tâi-lô: siap-káu-ji̍t-oo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siapkawjid'of
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siap̚³²⁻⁵ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɔ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siak-káu-li̍t-o͘
    • Tâi-lô: siak-káu-li̍t-oo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siakkawlid'of
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² ɔ³³/

Idiom

卌九日烏

1. (Hokkien) having gloomy weather for a long period of time (and not being able to see sunlight)
2. (Hokkien) having a gloomy and displeased (or even scowling) expression often in one's face