豬頭三牲

See also: 猪头三牲

Chinese

		pig head; stupid person; idiot	three	domestic animal
trad. (豬頭三牲)		豬頭	三	牲
simp. (猪头三牲)		猪头	三	牲

Etymology

This idiom arose from 豬頭／猪头 (zhūtóu, “pig head”).

In Wu it is reinterpreted as a xiehouyu: 豬頭三──牲, i.e. "A 豬頭三 is an animal/a beast/an idiot".

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhūtóusānshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ tau⁴ saam¹ sang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhūtóusānshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhutóusansheng
    • Wade–Giles: chu¹-tʻou²-san¹-shêng¹
    • Yale: jū-tóu-sān-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jutoursansheng
    • Palladius: чжутоусаньшэн (čžutousanʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu¹ tau⁴ saam¹ sang¹
    • Yale: jyū tàuh sāam sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ tau⁴ saam¹ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ teo⁴ sam¹ seng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ saːm⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

豬頭三牲

1. Referring to animals (bull, sheep and pig) used in sacrifice, or sacrificial offering in general.