好生破家囝，孬生髧眉兒

Chinese
good; well; be fond of
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 spendthrift; squanderer; prodigal son
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 idiot; good-for-nothing
trad. (好生破家囝，孬生髧眉兒) 好 生 破家囝 ， 孬 生 髧眉兒
simp. (好生破家囝，孬生髧眉儿) 好 生 破家囝 ， 孬 生 髧眉儿

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Teochew)
      • Peng'im: ho2 sên1 pua3 gê1 gian2, mo2 sên1 dam3 bhai7 ri5
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hó seⁿ phuà ke kiáⁿ, mó seⁿ tàm bāi jî
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ho⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³⁻²³ pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ke³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵² mo⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³⁻²³ tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹ d͡ʑi⁵⁵/

Proverb

好生破家囝，孬生髧眉兒

  1. (Teochew) It is better to give birth to a squanderer than an idiot
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