食飽買包
See also: 食饱买包
Chinese
[edit]| to eat one's fill; to be full | buy | to cover; to wrap; to hold to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (食飽買包) | 食飽 | 買 | 包 | |
| simp. (食饱买包) | 食饱 | 买 | 包 | |
| Literally: “to buy a bun when one is full”. | ||||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chia̍h-pá bóe pau
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍h-pá bóe pau
- Tâi-lô: tsia̍h-pá bué pau
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciaqpar boea paw
- IPA (Singapore): /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pa⁴² bue⁴²⁻²⁴ pau⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Idiom
[edit]食飽買包
- (Hokkien) to do something wasteful and superfluous