徛懸山看馬相踢
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Chinese[edit]
| to stand | tall; high | mountain; hill | to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think |
horse; surname | each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually |
kick; play (football or soccer) | ||
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| trad. (徛懸山看馬相踢) | 徛 | 懸 | 山 | 看 | 馬 | 相 | 踢 | |
| simp. (徛悬山看马相踢) | 徛 | 悬 | 山 | 看 | 马 | 相 | 踢 | |
| Literally: “to stand on a high mountain to watch the horses kicking each other”. | ||||||||
Pronunciation[edit]
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiā koâiⁿ soaⁿ khòaⁿ bé sio-that / khiā koân soaⁿ khòaⁿ bé sio-that
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiā koâiⁿ soaⁿ khòaⁿ bé sio-that
- Tâi-lô: khiā kuâinn suann khuànn bé sio-that
- Phofsit Daibuun: qia kvoaai svoaf qvoax bea sioi'tad
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰia³³⁻¹¹ kuãi²⁴⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴ kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³ sio⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰat̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiā koân soaⁿ khòaⁿ bé sio-that
- Tâi-lô: khiā kuân suann khuànn bé sio-that
- Phofsit Daibuun: qia koaan svoaf qvoax bea sioi'tad
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰia³³⁻²¹ kuan²³⁻³³ suã⁴⁴ kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹ siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰat̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
Idiom[edit]
徛懸山看馬相踢
- (Hokkien, figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer.