拍拳賣膏藥

Chinese

		to do shadowboxing	sell	herbal plaster; medicated patch; poultice
trad. (拍拳賣膏藥)		拍拳	賣	膏藥
simp. (拍拳卖膏药)		拍拳	卖	膏药

Etymology

From itinerant merchants selling medicine for injuries by performing shadowboxing and martial arts performance to attract customers.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phah-kûn bōe-ko-io̍h / phah-kûn bē-ko͘-io̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phah-kûn bōe-ko-io̍h
    • Tâi-lô: phah-kûn buē-ko-io̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phahkuun boexkoi'ioih
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kun²⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴⁻²² ioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰa(ʔ)⁵ kun²⁴ bue⁴¹⁻²² ko³³ ioʔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phah-kûn bē-ko͘-io̍h
    • Tâi-lô: phah-kûn bē-koo-io̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phahkuun bexko'ioih
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kun¹³ be²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ioʔ¹²¹/

Idiom

拍拳賣膏藥

1. (Hokkien) to leave home, travel around, and earn a living through one's skill and bragging (especially untrustworthy bragging)