六月大菜——假有心

Chinese

		June; sixth month of the Chinese calendar	main course of a banquet; feast; banquet		vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	heart; mind
trad. (六月大菜——假有心)		六月	大菜	——	假	有	心
simp. #(六月大菜——假有心)		六月	大菜	——	假	有	心
Literally: “June Chinese mustard ― falsely has a heart”.

Etymology

Chinese mustard is only ready to be harvested in the winter, so one that is harvested in June (summer) is not mature yet, hence lacking a core ("heart").

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): lag⁸ ghuêh⁸ dua⁷ cai³, gê² u⁶ sim¹

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lag⁸ ghuêh⁸ dua⁷ cai³, gê² u⁶ sim¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: la̍k gue̍h tuā tshài, ké ŭ sim
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lak̚⁴⁻² ɡueʔ⁴⁻² tua¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³ ke⁵²⁻³⁵ u³⁵⁻¹¹ sim³³/

Note: no tone sandhi on 月 and 菜.

Idiom

六月大菜——假有心

1. (Teochew) to be insincere

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 六月芥菜——假有心