頂港有名聲，下港上出名

Chinese

		northern Taiwan	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	reputation; fame; name		southern Taiwan	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	famous; well-known; noted famous; well-known; noted; renowned; to become famous
trad. (頂港有名聲，下港上出名)		頂港	有	名聲	，	下港	上	出名
simp. (顶港有名声，下港上出名)		顶港	有	名声	，	下港	上	出名
Literally: “has reputation in north Taiwan, and is also the most famous in south Taiwan”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): téng-káng ū miâ-siaⁿ, ē-káng siōng chhut-miâ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: téng-káng ū miâ-siaⁿ, ē-káng siōng chhut-miâ
    • Tâi-lô: tíng-káng ū miâ-siann, ē-káng siōng tshut-miâ
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴¹ u³³⁻²¹ miã²³⁻³³ siã⁴⁴ e³³⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴¹ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ miã²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁵³ u³³⁻¹¹ miã²⁴⁻¹¹ siã⁴⁴ e³³⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁵³ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ miã²⁴/

Idiom

頂港有名聲，下港上出名

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) famous all over Taiwan

References

• “Entry #27125”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.