食水果拜樹頭

Chinese

 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
fruit; edible part of an aquatic plant
 
to pay respect; worship; visit
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
top of a tree; branches of a tree
trad. (食水果拜樹頭) 水果 樹頭
simp. (食水果拜树头) 水果 树头
Literally: “to pay respect to the roots when one eats the fruit”.

Pronunciation


  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍h chúi-kó pài chhiū-thâu
      • Tâi-lô: tsia̍h tsuí-kó pài tshiū-thâu
      • Phofsit Daibuun: ciah zuy'koir paix chiuxtaau
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕʰiu³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/
      • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiu³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
      • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiu²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

Proverb

食水果拜樹頭

  1. Alternative form of 食果子拜樹頭食果子拜树头 (to remember where one's happiness comes from; to not forget one's roots or heritage)

Synonyms

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