客鳥報毋著喜

Chinese

		magpie	to announce; to inform; report to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; to repay; to recompense; revenge	wrong; incorrect	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
trad. (客鳥報毋著喜)		客鳥	報	毋著	喜
simp. (客鸟报毋著喜)		客鸟	报	毋著	喜
Literally: “magpie announces the wrong good news”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kheh-chiáu pò m̄-tio̍h hí / kheeh-chiáu pò m̄-tio̍h hí

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheh-chiáu pò m̄-tio̍h hí
    • Tâi-lô: kheh-tsiáu pò m̄-tio̍h hí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qehciao poix mxdioih hie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siau⁵³ po²¹⁻⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰe(ʔ)⁵ t͡siau⁵⁵⁴ po⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ m̩⁴¹⁻²² tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hi⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheeh-chiáu pò m̄-tio̍h hí
    • Tâi-lô: kheeh-tsiáu pò m̄-tio̍h hí
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siau⁵³ po²¹⁻⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

Idiom

客鳥報毋著喜

1. (Hokkien) to send the wrong message causing suffering or empty joys

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 客鳥咬毋著批信／客鸟咬毋著批信, 客鳥報毋分曉／客鸟报毋分晓