包山包海

Chinese

		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)	mountain; hill	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)	ocean; sea
simp. and trad. (包山包海)		包	山	包	海
Literally: “to cover the mountain and to cover the sea”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pau-soaⁿ pau-hái

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pau-soaⁿ pau-hái
    • Tâi-lô: pau-suann pau-hái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pausvoaf pau'hae
    • IPA (Singapore): /pau⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴ pau⁴⁴⁻²² hai⁴²/

Noun

包山包海

1. (Singapore Hokkien, figurative) person who has to take care or take charge of everything or anything