好生破家囝，孬生髧眉兒

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	spendthrift; squanderer; prodigal son			to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	idiot; good-for-nothing
trad. (好生破家囝，孬生髧眉兒)		好	生	破家囝	，	孬	生	髧眉兒
simp. (好生破家囝，孬生髧眉儿)		好	生	破家囝	，	孬	生	髧眉儿

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ho² sên¹ pua³ gê¹ gian², mo² sên¹ dam³ bhai⁷ ri⁵

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ho² sên¹ pua³ gê¹ gian², mo² sên¹ dam³ bhai⁷ ri⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hó seⁿ phuà ke kiáⁿ, mó seⁿ tàm bāi jî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ho⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³⁻²³ pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ke³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵² mo⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³⁻²³ tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹ d͡zi⁵⁵/

Proverb

好生破家囝，孬生髧眉兒

1. (Teochew) It is better to give birth to a squanderer than an idiot