青盲雞啄著蟲

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Chinese

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blue-green color blindness; tritanopia fowl; chicken to peck
particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with
particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
 
animal; insect
trad. (青盲雞啄著蟲/青盲鷄啄著蟲) 青盲 /
simp. (青盲鸡啄着虫) 青盲
Literally: “a blind chicken pecks a worm”.

Pronunciation

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  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiⁿ-mî koe tok-tio̍h thâng / chheⁿ-mêe ke tok-tio̍h thâng / chheⁿ-mê ke tok-tio̍h thâng / chheⁿ-mê koe tok-tio̍h thâng

Idiom

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青盲雞啄著蟲

  1. (Hokkien) for something good to happen just by chance

Synonyms

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