樹頭徛予在，毋驚樹尾做風颱

Chinese

		top of a tree; branches of a tree		to give; I	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing			tip of a tree; treetop	to have a typhoon
trad. (樹頭徛予在，毋驚樹尾做風颱)		樹頭	徛	予	在	，	毋驚	樹尾	做風颱
simp. (树头徛予在，毋惊树尾做风台)		树头	徛	予	在	，	毋惊	树尾	做风台

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiū-thâu khiā hō͘ chāi, m̄ kiaⁿ chhiū-bóe chò-hong-thai

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiū-thâu khiā hō͘ chāi, m̄ kiaⁿ chhiū-bóe chò-hong-thai
    • Tâi-lô: tshiū-thâu khiā hōo tsāi, m̄ kiann tshiū-bué tsò-hong-thai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴ kʰia²²⁻²¹ hɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sai²² m̩²²⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ bue⁵³ t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴ kʰia⁴¹⁻²² hɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sai⁴¹ m̩⁴¹⁻²² kiã³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻²² bue⁵⁵⁴ t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ³³ tʰai³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ kʰia²²⁻²¹ hɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sai²² m̩²²⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ bue⁵³ t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ kʰia³³⁻¹¹ hɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sai³³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu³³⁻¹¹ bue⁵³ t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³ kʰia³³⁻²¹ hɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sai³³ m̩³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ bue⁴¹ t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai⁴⁴/

Idiom

樹頭徛予在，毋驚樹尾做風颱

1. (Southern Min, figurative) a solid foundation is important