咬薑啜醋

Chinese

		bite; nip	ginger	drink; taste; sip drink; taste; sip; suck	vinegar
trad. (咬薑啜醋)		咬	薑	啜	醋
simp. (咬姜啜醋)		咬	姜	啜	醋
Literally: “to bite on ginger and drink vinegar”.

Pronunciation

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngâu-kiông-chhot-chhṳ

  (Hailu, HRS): ngau^ˋ giong^ˋ cod cu^ˇ

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngâu-kiông-chhot-chhṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngau^ˊ giong^ˊ cod^ˋ cii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngau¹ giong¹ cod⁵ ci⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯oŋ²⁴ t͡sʰot̚² t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngau^ˋ giong^ˋ cod cu^ˇ
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋau⁵³ kioŋ⁵³ t͡sʰot⁵⁻² t͡sʰu¹¹/

Idiom

咬薑啜醋

1. (Hakka) to economize on one's food and clothing; to live a poor and simple life

   • 咬薑啜醋幾十年　毋識埋怨 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
     咬姜啜醋几十年　毋识埋怨 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]

     From: 涂敏恆 (lyrics and music), 客家本色

     ngâu-kiông-chhot-chhṳ kí sṳ̍p ngièn, m̀-sṳt mài-yen [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 咬薑呷醋／咬姜呷醋 (yǎojiāngxiácù)