囡仔穿大人衫——大軀

See also: 囡仔穿大人衫——大躯

Chinese

		child	to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread	adult; grown-up; person of high rank	Chinese gown (unlined)		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	human body
trad. (囡仔穿大人衫——大軀)		囡仔	穿	大人	衫	——	大	軀
simp. (囡仔穿大人衫——大躯)		囡仔	穿	大人	衫	——	大	躯
alternative forms		囝仔穿大人衫──大軀／囝仔穿大人衫──大躯 囝仔穿大人衫——大襲／囝仔穿大人衫——大袭 囡仔穿大人衫——大套 囝仔穿大人衫——大套
Literally: “child wears adult shirt ― big set of clothes”.

Etymology

大軀 (tōa su, “a big set of clothes”) is a homophone of 大輸 (tōa su, “to lose badly”).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gín-á chhēng tōa-lâng saⁿ, tōa su

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gín-á chhēng tōa-lâng saⁿ, tōa su
    • Tâi-lô: gín-á tshīng tuā-lâng sann, tuā su
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ tua³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³ sã⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ tua³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴ sã⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴ sã⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

Idiom

囡仔穿大人衫——大軀

1. (Hokkien) to lose badly