蠟燭——勿點勿亮

Chinese
candle; someone slow to pick up on hints; someone passive and imprudent do not illuminate, light up do not light
trad. (蠟燭——勿點勿亮) 蠟燭 —— 勿 點 勿 亮
simp. (蜡烛——勿点勿亮) 蜡烛 —— 勿 点 勿 亮
alternative forms 蠟燭——弗點弗亮／蜡烛——弗点弗亮
Literally: “A candle – no fire, no light”.

Pronunciation

  • Wu (Wugniu)
    • (Northern): 8laq-tsoq 6veq8-ti 6veq8-lian / 8laeq-tsoq7 7feq-tie3 7feq-lian6
  • Wu
    • (Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 8laq-tsoq 6veq8-ti 6veq8-lian
      • MiniDict: lah入 tsoh veh入 ti veh入 lian
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 5laq-tsoq 3veq5-ti 3veq5-lian
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /laʔ¹¹ t͡soʔ²³ vəʔ²² ti⁴⁴ vəʔ²² liã⁴⁴/
    • (Suzhou)
      • Wugniu: 8laeq-tsoq7 7feq-tie3 7feq-lian6
      • MiniDict: laeh入 tsoh入 feh入 tie上 feh入 lian去
      • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /laʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁴⁴ fəʔ⁵⁵ tɪ³³  fəʔ⁵⁵ liã²³/

Idiom

蠟燭——勿點勿亮

  1. (Northern Wu, of a person) to not understand someone else's thoughts and intentions if not explicitly told; to not act unless clearly prompted to

See also
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