雞屎落塗，也有三寸煙

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	stool; faeces	to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	to smear; daub		also; too	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	three	a unit of length	cigarette; tobacco; smoke
trad. (雞屎落塗，也有三寸煙/鷄屎落塗，也有三寸煙)		雞/鷄	屎	落	塗	，	也	有	三	寸	煙
simp. (鸡屎落涂，也有三寸烟)		鸡	屎	落	涂	，	也	有	三	寸	烟

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ke sái lo̍h thô͘, iā ū saⁿ chhùn ian

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke sái lo̍h thô͘, iā ū saⁿ chhùn ian
    • Tâi-lô: ke sái lo̍h thôo, iā ū sann tshùn ian
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴ ia³³⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ iɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰɔ²³ ia³³⁻²¹ u³³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ iɛn⁴⁴/

Idiom

雞屎落塗，也有三寸煙

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) all people must have aspirations

References

• “Entry #60379”, 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.