屙屎唔出怨豬嫲

Chinese

		to defecate	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	blame; complain	female pig; sow
trad. (屙屎唔出怨豬嫲)		屙屎	唔	出	怨	豬嫲
simp. (屙屎唔出怨猪嫲)		屙屎	唔	出	怨	猪嫲
alternative forms		屙屎毋出怨豬嫲／屙屎毋出怨猪嫲 屙屎毋出怨豬嬤／屙屎毋出怨猪嬷 屙屎不出怨豬母／屙屎不出怨猪母
Literally: “blame the female pig when one is unable to poop”.

Pronunciation

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ô-sṳ́ m̀-chhut yen chû-mà / ô-sṳ́ m̀-chhut yan chû-mà

  (Meixian, Guangdong): o¹ si³ m² cud⁵ yan⁴ zu¹ ma²

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• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ô-sṳ́ m̀-chhut yen chû-mà
    • Hakka Romanization System: o^ˊ sii^ˋ m^ˇ cud^ˋ ien zu^ˊ ma^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: o¹ si³ m² cud⁵ yan⁴ zu¹ ma²
    • Sinological IPA: /o²⁴ sɨ³¹ m¹¹ t͡sʰut̚² i̯en⁵⁵ t͡su²⁴ ma¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ô-sṳ́ m̀-chhut yan chû-mà
    • Hakka Romanization System: o^ˊ sii^ˋ m^ˇ cud^ˋ (r)ian zu^ˊ ma^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: o¹ si³ m² cud⁵ yan⁴ zu¹ ma²
    • Sinological IPA: /o²⁴ sɨ³¹ m¹¹ t͡sʰut̚² (j)i̯an⁵⁵ t͡su²⁴ ma¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: o¹ si³ m² cud⁵ yan⁴ zu¹ ma²
    • Sinological IPA: /o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩³¹ m̩¹¹ t͡sʰut̚¹ ian⁵³ t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ma¹¹/

Idiom

屙屎唔出怨豬嫲

1. (Hakka) a man always finds excuses upon failure rather than reflecting on himself; a bad workman always blames his tools

Synonyms

• 自家脧仔歪，嫌人尿桶漏; 毋會睡目嫌床歪 / 毋会睡目嫌床歪
• (Cantonese) 屙屎唔出賴地硬 / 屙屎唔出赖地硬 (o¹ si² m⁴ ceot¹ laai⁶ dei⁶ ngaang⁶)
• (Min Nan) 𣍐曉駛船嫌溪彎 / 𫧃晓驶船嫌溪弯 (bōe-hiáu sái-chûn hiâm khoe oan)