番仔鬍鬚——無半撇

See also: 番仔胡须——无半撇

Chinese

		foreigner; Westerner	beard; mustache; whiskers		one who lacks adequate knowledge or skills; dilettante; smatterer one who lacks adequate knowledge or skills; dilettante; smatterer; dabbler
trad. (番仔鬍鬚——無半撇)		番仔	鬍鬚	——	無半撇
simp. (番仔胡须——无半撇)		番仔	胡须	——	无半撇

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoan-á hô͘-chhiu, bô pòaⁿ phiat

---

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-á hô͘-chhiu, bô pòaⁿ phiat
    • Tâi-lô: huan-á hôo-tshiu, bô puànn phiat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³ hɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/

Idiom

番仔鬍鬚——無半撇

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) to be useless

Synonyms

• (Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) 番仔喙鬚——無半撇／番仔喙须——无半撇