食碗內說碗外

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Chinese

eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
bowl; cup
inside; inner; internal
inside; inner; internal; within; interior
 
to speak; to say; persuade (politically) bowl; cup
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
trad. (食碗內說碗外)
simp. (食碗内说碗外)
alternative forms 食碗裡說碗外食碗里说碗外

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chia̍h óaⁿ-lāi seh óaⁿ-gōa / chia̍h óaⁿ-lǎi serh óaⁿ-gōa / chia̍h óaⁿ-lāi soeh óaⁿ-gōa

Idiom

食碗內說碗外

  1. (Hokkien) to be ungrateful; to bite the hand that feeds one

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