客廳吊草蓆——唔是畫

See also: 客厅吊草席——唔是画

Chinese

		living room; sitting room; drawing room	to hang; to suspend	straw mat		to not be	draw; picture; painting
trad. (客廳吊草蓆——唔是畫)		客廳	吊	草蓆	——	唔是	畫
simp. (客厅吊草席——唔是画)		客厅	吊	草席	——	唔是	画

Etymology

唔是畫 (m⁶ si⁶ uê⁷, “not a painting”) is a pun on the homophone 唔是話 (m⁶ si⁶ uê⁷, “not words”).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): kêh⁴ tian¹ diou³ cao² cioh⁸, m⁶ si⁶ uê⁷

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kêh⁴ tian¹ diou³ cao² cioh⁸, m⁶ si⁶ uê⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kheh thiaⁿ tiòu tsháu tshio̍h, m̆ sĭ uē
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ tʰĩã³³⁻²³ tiou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰioʔ⁴ m³⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹/

Idiom

客廳吊草蓆——唔是畫

1. (Teochew) for something to be amiss with one's words