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瘌痢頭兒子自家好

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Chinese

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head with tinea capitis; someone with tinea capitis son; man oneself good; well; be fond of
trad. (瘌痢頭兒子自家好) 瘌痢頭 兒子 自家
simp. (瘌痢头儿子自家好) 瘌痢头 儿子 自家
alternative forms 癩痢頭兒子自家好癞痢头儿子自家好
Literally: “A bald son with tinea capitis is good if he's your own”.

Pronunciation

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  • Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 8laq-li6-deu6 6gni-tsy5 6zy-ka1 5hau / 8laeq-li6-deu2 6gni2-tsy3 2zy6-ka1 3hau

  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 8laq-li6-deu6 6gni-tsy5 6zy-ka1 5hau
      • MiniDict: lah li deu nyi tsy zy ka hau
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 5laq-li3-deu3 3nyi-tsr2 3zr-ka1 2hau
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /laʔ¹¹ li²² dɤ²³ n̠ʲi²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴ zz̩²² ka³³  hɔ³⁴/
    • (Northern: Suzhou)
      • Wugniu: 8laeq-li6-deu2 6gni2-tsy3 2zy6-ka1 3hau
      • MiniDict: laeh li deu nyi tsy zy ka hau
      • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /laʔ²² li⁵² døy³³ n̠ʲi²³ t͡sz̩¹¹ zz̩²² kɑ³³ hæ⁵¹/

Idiom

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瘌痢頭兒子自家好 (chiefly Northern Wu)

  1. whatever one owns is always the best
  2. to think or to act as if something is better than it really is, just because it belongs to oneself

Synonyms

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