枵雞無惜箠，枵人無顧面皮

Chinese

		empty; hollow of a tree	fowl; chicken	to be willing to part with; to disregard; to not treasure to be willing to part with; to disregard; to not treasure; to not take into consideration	flog; whip		empty; hollow of a tree	man; person; people	not have	look after; take into consideration; to attend to	cheek; sense of shame; countenance cheek; sense of shame; countenance; complexion; look
trad. (枵雞無惜箠，枵人無顧面皮/枵鷄無惜箠，枵人無顧面皮)		枵	雞/鷄	無惜	箠	，	枵	人	無	顧	面皮
simp. (枵鸡无惜箠，枵人无顾面皮)		枵	鸡	无惜	箠	，	枵	人	无	顾	面皮
alternative forms		枵雞無惜箠，枵儂無惜面皮／枵鸡无惜棰，枵侬无惜面皮
Literally: “a hungry chicken does not begrudge the bamboo rod, a hungry person does not care of one's sense of shame”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iau-koe-bô-sioh-chhê, iau-lâng-bô-kò͘-bīn-phê / iau-koe-bô-sioh-chhêr, iau-lâng-bô-kò͘-bīn-phêr / iau-ke-bô-sioh-chhôe, iau-lâng-bô-kò͘-bīn-phôe

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-koe-bô-sioh-chhê, iau-lâng-bô-kò͘-bīn-phê
    • Tâi-lô: iau-kue-bô-sioh-tshê, iau-lâng-bô-kòo-bīn-phê
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iau⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰe²⁴ iau⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-koe-bô-sioh-chhêr, iau-lâng-bô-kò͘-bīn-phêr
    • Tâi-lô: iau-kue-bô-sioh-tshêr, iau-lâng-bô-kòo-bīn-phêr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iau³³ kue³³ bo²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰə²⁴ iau³³ laŋ²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹⁻²² pʰə²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-ke-bô-sioh-chhôe, iau-lâng-bô-kò͘-bīn-phôe
    • Tâi-lô: iau-ke-bô-sioh-tshuê, iau-lâng-bô-kòo-bīn-phuê
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iau⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰue¹³ iau⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³ bo¹³⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/

Idiom

枵雞無惜箠，枵人無顧面皮

1. (Hokkien) when threatened with hunger or cold, a person can do things contrary to propriety, justice, integrity and honor

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 枵雞無惜箠，枵人無惜面皮／枵鸡无惜棰，枵人无惜面皮