老婆跋落溪——淒涼

See also: 老婆跋落溪——凄凉

Chinese

		wife; waifu	travel; walk	to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	creek		bleak; desolate; miserable bleak; desolate; miserable; forlorn
trad. (老婆跋落溪——淒涼)		老婆	跋	落	溪	——	淒涼
simp. (老婆跋落溪——凄凉)		老婆	跋	落	溪	——	凄凉
Literally: “the wife falls into the river—the wife is cold”.

Etymology

A pun on 淒涼／凄凉, which is homophonous to 妻涼/妻凉 (“the wife is cold”).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): lao⁶ pua⁵ buah⁸ loh⁸ koi¹, ci¹ liang⁵

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lao⁶ pua⁵ buah⁸ loh⁸ koi¹, ci¹ liang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lău phuâ pua̍h lo̍h khoi, tshi liâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lau³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puaʔ⁴⁻² loʔ⁴⁻² kʰoi³³ t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ liaŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

老婆跋落溪——淒涼

1. (Teochew) bleak; miserable

Synonyms

• (Cantonese, Hakka) 老公撥扇——淒涼／老公拨扇——凄凉