行路倚壁邊,做事較大天

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Chinese

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path; road; pedestrian to lean on; rely upon beside the wall
to do things; to handle matters; to work
to do things; to handle matters; to work; to have a job; to hold a position
 
clear; distinct; compare
clear; distinct; compare; comparatively
 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
day; sky; heaven
trad. (行路倚壁邊,做事較大天) 行路 壁邊 做事
simp. (行路倚壁边,做事较大天) 行路 壁边 做事

Pronunciation

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  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâⁿ-lō͘ óa piah-piⁿ, chòe-sū khah tōa thiⁿ
      • Tâi-lô: kiânn-lōo uá piah-pinn, tsuè-sū khah tuā thinn
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã²³⁻³³ lɔ³³ ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pĩ⁴⁴ t͡sue²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³ kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tua³³⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Taipei): /kiã²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ³³ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴ t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³ kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tua³³⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Xiamen): /kiã²⁴⁻²² lɔ²² ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴ t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ su²² kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tua²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

Proverb

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行路倚壁邊,做事較大天

  1. (Hokkien) those who are humble and conceal their talents are often the ones who do great things