曲館邊的豬母，𣍐歕簫也會拍拍

Chinese

		folk venue where one learns quyi such as Nanguan or jinge	side; edge; margin side; edge; margin; border; boundary	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	female pig; sow; fat woman			to puff; to spout	(flute); pan pipes; xiao ‑ a vertical bamboo flute	also; too	to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting	to beat time
trad. (曲館邊的豬母，𣍐歕簫也會拍拍)		曲館	邊	的	豬母	，	𣍐	歕	簫	也	會	拍拍
simp. (曲馆边的猪母，𫧃𬅫箫也会拍拍)		曲馆	边	的	猪母	，	𫧃	𬅫	箫	也	会	拍拍
Literally: “a female pig beside a folk venue where one learns quyi cannot play a xiao but can beat time with clappers”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khek-koán-piⁿ ê ti-bú,bōe pûn siau iā ē phah-phek / khek-koán-piⁿ ê ti-bó,bē pûn siau ā ē phah-phek / khiak-koán-piⁿ ê tir-bú,bǒe pûn siau iǎ ě phah-phiak

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khek-koán-piⁿ ê ti-bú,bōe pûn siau iā ē phah-phek
    • Tâi-lô: khik-kuán-pinn ê ti-bú,buē pûn siau iā ē phah-phik
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² e²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³ bue²²⁻²¹ pun²⁴⁻²² siau⁴⁴⁻²² ia²²⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khek-koán-piⁿ ê ti-bó,bē pûn siau ā ē phah-phek
    • Tâi-lô: khik-kuán-pinn ê ti-bó,bē pûn siau ā ē phah-phik
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² e¹³⁻²² ti⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³ be²²⁻²¹ pun¹³⁻²² siau⁴⁴⁻²² a²²⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiak-koán-piⁿ ê tir-bú,bǒe pûn siau iǎ ě phah-phiak
    • Tâi-lô: khiak-kuán-pinn ê tir-bú,buě pûn siau iǎ ě phah-phiak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kuan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pĩ³³ e²⁴⁻²² tɯ³³ bu⁵⁵⁴ bue²² pun²⁴⁻²² siau³³ ia²² e²² pʰa(ʔ)⁵ pʰiak̚⁵/

Idiom

曲館邊的豬母，𣍐歕簫也會拍拍

1. (Hokkien) any person can learn even a bit of skill just by being exposed and subtly influenced by what one hears and sees

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 曲館邊的豬母，𣍐吹簫也會拍拍／曲馆边的猪母，𫧃吹箫也会拍拍, 曲館邊的豬母會拍拍／曲馆边的猪母会拍拍