草蜢弄雞公

See also: 草蜢弄鸡公

Chinese

		grasshopper; locust; a child who bothers and harasses others	to do; to manage; to handle to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; lane; alley	rooster; cock
trad. (草蜢弄雞公/草蜢弄鷄公)		草蜢	弄	雞公/鷄公
simp. (草蜢弄鸡公)		草蜢	弄	鸡公

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chháu-meh lāng ke-kang / chháu-meh lāng koe-kang

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-meh lāng ke-kang
    • Tâi-lô: tsháu-meh lāng ke-kang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhawmeq lang ke'kafng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ laŋ³³⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-meh lāng koe-kang
    • Tâi-lô: tsháu-meh lāng kue-kang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhawmeq lang koe'kafng
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ³³⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

草蜢弄雞公

1. (Southern Min) The grasshopper messing with the rooster; to overestimate one's capabilities; to seek one's demise

See also

• 草蜢撩雞公——自尋死路／草蜢撩鸡公——自寻死路