咬薑啜醋

Chinese

		bite; nip	ginger	drink; taste; sip drink; taste; sip; suck	vinegar
trad. (咬薑啜醋)		咬	薑	啜	醋
simp. (咬姜啜醋)		咬	姜	啜	醋
Literally: “to bite on ginger and drink vinegar”.

Pronunciation

Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngâu-kiông-chhot-chhṳ

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngâu-kiông-chhot-chhṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngau´ giong´ cod` cii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngau¹ giong¹ cod⁵ ci⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯oŋ²⁴ t͡sʰot̚² t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

Idiom

咬薑啜醋

(Hakka) to economize on one's food and clothing; to live a poor and simple life
- 咬薑啜醋幾十年　毋識埋怨 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
  咬姜啜醋几十年　毋识埋怨 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]
  From: 涂敏恆 (lyrics and music), 客家本色
  ngâu-kiông-chhot-chhṳ kí sṳ̍p ngièn, m̀-sṳt mài-yen [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

咬薑呷醋／咬姜呷醋 (yǎojiāngxiácù)

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