欲嫁才縛跤
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See also: 欲嫁才缚跤
Chinese[edit]
desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish |
marry (a husband) | ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just |
to bind one's feet | ||
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trad. (欲嫁才縛跤) | 欲 | 嫁 | 才 | 縛跤 | |
simp. (欲嫁才缚跤) | 欲 | 嫁 | 才 | 缚跤 | |
alternative forms | 要嫁則縛腳/要嫁则缚脚 要嫁才縛腳/要嫁才缚脚 | ||||
Literally: “to bind one's feet just before one gets married”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
欲嫁才縛跤
- (Hokkien) to fail to make a timely preparation; to do something at the last minute