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Chinese
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hog; pig; swine
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no; not
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards something); right |
dog
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to go; to leave; to remove
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| trad. (豬毋大，大對狗去)
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豬
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毋
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大
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，
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大
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對
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狗
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去
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| simp. (猪毋大，大对狗去)
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猪
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毋
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大
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，
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大
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对
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狗
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去
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| Literally: “the pig is not getting big (fattening up), while the dog is getting big (fattening up)”.
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Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti m̄ tōa, tōa tùi káu khì
- Tâi-lô: ti m̄ tuā, tuā tuì káu khì
- IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² m̩²²⁻²¹ tua²² tua²²⁻²¹ tui²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ m̩⁴¹⁻²² tua⁴¹ tua⁴¹⁻²² tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² m̩²²⁻²¹ tua²² tua²²⁻²¹ tui²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ tua³³ tua³³⁻¹¹ tui¹¹⁻⁵³ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩³³⁻²¹ tua³³ tua³³⁻²¹ tui²¹⁻⁴¹ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
Idiom
豬毋大，大對狗去
- (Taiwan, Southern Min) used to describe a situation where something ideal is not achieved but is achieved instead by someone else in an undesirable manner
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