吂學行，先學走

Chinese

		not yet	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave
trad. (吂學行，先學走)		吂	學	行	，	先	學	走
simp. (吂学行，先学走)		吂	学	行	，	先	学	走

Pronunciation

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): màng ho̍k hàng, siên ho̍k chéu

  (Hailu, HRS): mang hog^ˋ hang sen^ˋ hog^ˋ zeu^ˊ

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: màng ho̍k hàng, siên ho̍k chéu
    • Hakka Romanization System: mang^ˇ hog hang^ˇ, xien^ˊ hog zeu^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mang² hog⁶ hang², xian¹ hog⁶ zeu³
    • Sinological IPA: /maŋ¹¹ hok̚⁵ haŋ¹¹ si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ hok̚⁵ t͡seu̯³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: mang hog^ˋ hang sen^ˋ hog^ˋ zeu^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /maŋ⁵⁵ hok² haŋ⁵⁵ sen⁵³ hok² t͡seu²⁴/

Idiom

吂學行，先學走

1. (Hakka) to learn to run before one can walk

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 未學行，先學走 / 未学行，先学走 (mei⁶ hok⁶ haang⁴, sin¹ hok⁶ zau²)
• (Hokkien) 未曾學行先學飛 / 未曾学行先学飞

References

• “Entry #12066”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.