攑箸遮鼻

Chinese

		to pick up chopsticks	cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide cover up (a shortcoming); screen off; to hide; to conceal	nose
trad. (攑箸遮鼻)		攑箸	遮	鼻
simp. (𫽥箸遮鼻)		𫽥箸	遮	鼻
alternative forms		揭箸遮鼻 舉箸遮鼻／举箸遮鼻

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ka̍h-tīr-chia-phī

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka̍h-tīr-chia-phī
    • Tâi-lô: ka̍h-tīr-tsia-phī
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tɯ⁴¹ t͡sia³³ pʰi⁴¹/

Adjective

攑箸遮鼻

1. (Quanzhou Hokkien) having self-awareness, humility, and wisdom of self-knowledge (said of what someone should have)