近廟欺神

Chinese

		near; close (to); approximately	temple; monastery	take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (近廟欺神)		近	廟	欺	神
simp. (近庙欺神)		近	庙	欺	神
Literally: “to live near the temple but cheat the god”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kīn-biō-khi-sîn / kūn-biō-khi-sîn

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kīn-biō-khi-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: kīn-biō-khi-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kixnbioixqisiin
    • IPA (Taipei): /kin³³⁻¹¹ bio³³⁻¹¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin³³⁻²¹ biɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kūn-biō-khi-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: kūn-biō-khi-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuxnbioixqisiin
    • IPA (Taipei): /kun³³⁻¹¹ bio³³⁻¹¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kun³³⁻²¹ biɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

Idiom

近廟欺神

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to look down upon people that are close to someone

Further reading

• “Entry #4654”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.