乞食趕廟公

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Chinese

to beg for food; beggar
to catch up; to overtake; to hurry
to catch up; to overtake; to hurry; to rush; to drive away
 
 temple attendant in charge of incense and candles; acolyte
trad. (乞食趕廟公) 乞食 趕 廟公
simp. (乞食赶庙公) 乞食 赶 庙公
Literally: “the beggar expels the temple attendant”.

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khit-chia̍h kóaⁿ biō-kong
      • Tâi-lô: khit-tsia̍h kuánn biō-kong
      • Phofsit Daibuun: qitciah kvoar bioixkofng
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kuã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bio⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/
      • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kuã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɤ³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Taipei): /kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

乞食趕廟公

  1. (Hokkien) to seize or usurp what is other's

Synonyms

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