日時毋好講人，暗時毋好講鬼

Chinese

		date and time; time	bad; terrible; awful bad; terrible; awful; horrible	to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain	man; person; people		evening	bad; terrible; awful bad; terrible; awful; horrible	to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (日時毋好講人，暗時毋好講鬼)		日時	毋好	講	人	，	暗時	毋好	講	鬼
simp. (日时毋好讲人，暗时毋好讲鬼)		日时	毋好	讲	人	，	暗时	毋好	讲	鬼
Literally: “[in the] day, don't speak ill of people, [and in the] night, don't speak ill of ghosts”.

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngit-sṳ̀ m̀ hó kóng ngìn, am-sṳ̀ m̀ hó kóng guí

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngit-sṳ̀ m̀ hó kóng ngìn, am-sṳ̀ m̀ hó kóng guí
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngid^ˋ sii^ˇ m^ˇ ho^ˋ gong^ˋ ngin^ˇ, am sii^ˇ m^ˇ ho^ˋ gong^ˋ gui^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngid⁵ si² m² ho³ gong³ ngin², am⁴ si² m² ho³ gong³ gui³
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋit̚² sɨ¹¹ m¹¹ ho³¹ koŋ³¹ ŋin¹¹ am⁵⁵ sɨ¹¹ m¹¹ ho³¹ koŋ³¹ gu̯i³¹/

Proverb

日時毋好講人，暗時毋好講鬼

1. (Hakka) a closed mouth catches no flies