家神透外鬼

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Chinese

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household deity
to penetrate; thorough; penetrating
to penetrate; thorough; penetrating; to pass through; to pierce
 
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (家神透外鬼) 家神
simp. #(家神透外鬼) 家神
Literally: “the household deity disclosing things to devils outside”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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家神透外鬼

  1. (Hakka) to be ungrateful; to bite the hand that feeds one

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