臺灣錢，淹跤目

Chinese

		Taiwan	coin; money		drown; submerge	anklebone
trad. (臺灣錢，淹跤目)		臺灣	錢	，	淹	跤目
simp. (台湾钱，淹跤目)		台湾	钱	，	淹	跤目
Literally: “The money in Taiwan goes up to one's ankles.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Táiwān qián, yān jiāomù

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ , ㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄇㄨˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tâi-oân chîⁿ, im kha-ba̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Táiwān qián, yān jiāomù
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ , ㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Táiwan cián, yan jiaomù
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻai²-wan¹ chʻien², yen¹ chiao¹-mu⁴
    • Yale: Tái-wān chyán-, yān jyāu-mù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tairuan chyan, ian jiaumuh
    • Palladius: Тайвань цянь, янь цзяому (Tajvanʹ cjanʹ, janʹ czjaomu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ wän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân chîⁿ, im kha-ba̍k
    • Tâi-lô: Tâi-uân tsînn, im kha-ba̍k
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tai²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴ im⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tai²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴ im³³ kʰa³³ bak̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai¹³⁻²² uan¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³ im⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tai²⁴⁻¹¹ uan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²⁴ im⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai²³⁻³³ uan²³⁻³³ t͡sĩ²³ im⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

Phrase

臺灣錢，淹跤目

1. (Taiwan, historical) money is to be made everywhere in Taiwan