瘌痢頭兒子自家好

Chinese

		head with tinea capitis; someone with tinea capitis	son; man	oneself	good; well; be fond of
trad. (瘌痢頭兒子自家好)		瘌痢頭	兒子	自家	好
simp. (瘌痢头儿子自家好)		瘌痢头	儿子	自家	好
alternative forms		癩痢頭兒子自家好／癞痢头儿子自家好
Literally: “A bald son with tinea capitis is good if he's your own”.

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸laq-li-deu ⁶gni-tsy ⁶zy-ka ⁵hau / ⁸laeq-li₆-deu₂ ⁶gni₂-tsy₃ ²zy₆-ka₁ ³hau

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸laq-li-deu ⁶gni-tsy ⁶zy-ka ⁵hau
    • MiniDict: lah^入 li deu nyi^去 tsy zy^去 ka hau^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵laq-li-deu ³nyi-tsr ³zr-ka ²hau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /laʔ¹¹ li²² dɤ²³ n̠ʲi²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴ zz̩²² ka³³  hɔ³⁴/
  • (Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁸laeq-li₆-deu₂ ⁶gni₂-tsy₃ ²zy₆-ka₁ ³hau
    • MiniDict: laeh^入 li^去 deu^平 nyi^平 tsy^上 zy^去 ka^平 hau^上
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /laʔ²² li⁵² døy³³ n̠ʲi²³ t͡sz̩¹¹ zz̩²² kɑ³³ hæ⁵¹/

Idiom

瘌痢頭兒子自家好 (chiefly Northern Wu)

1. whatever one owns is always the best
2. to think or to act as if something is better than it really is, just because it belongs to oneself

Synonyms

• 瘌痢頭兒子自家個好／瘌痢头儿子自家个好
• (Mandarin or Hangzhounese) 瘌痢頭兒子自家的好／瘌痢头儿子自家的好