唔識字怨爺娘，唔會賺錢怨屋場

Chinese

		hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to know characters; to learn to read; to know how to read to know characters; to learn to read; to know how to read; to be literate	blame; complain	parents		hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting	to make money; to make a profit; to earn money	blame; complain
trad. (唔識字怨爺娘，唔會賺錢怨屋場)		唔	識字	怨	爺娘	，	唔	會	賺錢	怨	屋場
simp. (唔识字怨爷娘，唔会赚钱怨屋场)		唔	识字	怨	爷娘	，	唔	会	赚钱	怨	屋场
alternative forms		毋識字怨爺娘，毋會賺錢怨屋場／毋识字怨爷娘，毋会赚钱怨屋场
Literally: “blame the parents when one is illiterate, blame the house when one doesn't know how to make money”.

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): m̀ sṳt-sṳ yen yà-ngiòng, m̀-voi chhon-chhièn yen vuk-chhòng / m̀ sṳt-sṳ yan yà-ngiòng, m̀-voi chhon-chhièn yan vuk-chhòng

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• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: m̀ sṳt-sṳ yen yà-ngiòng, m̀-voi chhon-chhièn yen vuk-chhòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: m^ˇ siid^ˋ sii ien ia^ˇ ngiong^ˇ, m^ˇ voi con qien^ˇ ien vug^ˋ cong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: m² sid⁵ si⁴ yan⁴ ya² ngiong², m² voi⁴ con⁴ qian² yan⁴ vug⁵ cong²
    • Sinological IPA: /m¹¹ sɨt̚² sɨ⁵⁵ i̯en⁵⁵ i̯a¹¹ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹ m¹¹ voi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰon⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ i̯en⁵⁵ vuk̚² t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: m̀ sṳt-sṳ yan yà-ngiòng, m̀-voi chhon-chhièn yan vuk-chhòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: m^ˇ siid^ˋ sii (r)ian (r)ia^ˇ ngiong^ˇ, m^ˇ voi con qien^ˇ (r)ian vug^ˋ cong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: m² sid⁵ si⁴ yan⁴ ya² ngiong², m² voi⁴ con⁴ qian² yan⁴ vug⁵ cong²
    • Sinological IPA: /m¹¹ sɨt̚² sɨ⁵⁵ (j)i̯an⁵⁵ (j)i̯a¹¹ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹ m¹¹ voi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰon⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ (j)i̯an⁵⁵ vuk̚² t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/

Idiom

唔識字怨爺娘，唔會賺錢怨屋場

1. (Hakka) a bad workman always blames his tools

Synonyms

• (Hakka) 屙屎毋出怨豬嫲 / 屙屎毋出怨猪嫲, 自家脧仔歪，嫌人尿桶漏