生雞卵無，放雞屎有

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	chicken egg	not have		to release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out	fowl; chicken	stool; faeces	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
trad. (生雞卵無，放雞屎有)		生	雞卵	無	，	放	雞	屎	有
simp. (生鸡卵无，放鸡屎有)		生	鸡卵	无	，	放	鸡	屎	有

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siⁿ koe-nn̄g bô, pàng koe-sái ū / siⁿ koe-nňg bô, pàng koe-sái ǔ / seⁿ ke-nūi bô, pàng ke-sái ū / seⁿ ke-nn̄g bô, pàng ke-sái ū

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siⁿ koe-nn̄g bô, pàng koe-sái ū
    • Tâi-lô: sinn kue-nn̄g bô, pàng kue-sái ū
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²² bo²⁴ paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³ u²²/
    • IPA (Singapore): /sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²² bo²⁴ paŋ²¹⁻⁴² kue⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁴² u²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siⁿ koe-nňg bô, pàng koe-sái ǔ
    • Tâi-lô: sinn kue-nňg bô, pàng kue-sái ǔ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sĩ³³ kue³³ nŋ̍²² bo²⁴ paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kue³³ sai⁵⁵⁴ u²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ ke-nūi bô, pàng ke-sái ū
    • Tâi-lô: senn ke-nuī bô, pàng ke-sái ū
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ²² bo¹³ paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³ u²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ ke-nn̄g bô, pàng ke-sái ū
    • Tâi-lô: senn ke-nn̄g bô, pàng ke-sái ū
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³ bɤ²³ paŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁴¹ u³³/

Idiom

生雞卵無，放雞屎有

1. (Hokkien) describes someone who is useless and only knows how to cause trouble

Alternative forms

• 生雞卵的無，放雞屎的有／生鸡卵的无，放鸡屎的有