噷噷食，三碗半

Chinese

		keeping silent; not making a sound	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed		three	bowl; cup	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
trad. (噷噷食，三碗半)		噷噷	食	，	三	碗	半
simp. #(噷噷食，三碗半)		噷噷	食	，	三	碗	半
alternative forms		默默食，三碗半

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hm̍h-hm̍h-chia̍h,saⁿ-óaⁿ-pòaⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hm̍h-hm̍h-chia̍h,saⁿ-óaⁿ-pòaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hm̍h-hm̍h-tsia̍h,sann-uánn-puànn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hm̩(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hm̩(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ²⁴ sã³³ uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ puã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hm̩(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hm̩(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹ sã⁴⁴⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²¹/

Idiom

噷噷食，三碗半

1. (Hokkien) to be able to do unexpected and astonishing things despite being a quiet, calm, and collected person