囡仔穿大人衫——大軀

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See also: 囡仔穿大人衫——大躯

Chinese

child
to bore through; pierce; perforate
to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread
 
 adult; grown-up; person of high rank Chinese gown (unlined)
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
 human body
trad. (囡仔穿大人衫——大軀) 囡仔 穿 大人 衫 —— 大 軀
simp. (囡仔穿大人衫——大躯) 囡仔 穿 大人 衫 —— 大 躯
alternative forms 囝仔穿大人衫──大軀／囝仔穿大人衫──大躯
囝仔穿大人衫——大襲／囝仔穿大人衫——大袭
囡仔穿大人衫——大套
囝仔穿大人衫——大套
Literally: “child wears adult shirt ― big set of clothes”.

Etymology

大軀 (tōa su, “a big set of clothes”) is a homophone of 大輸 (tōa su, “to lose badly”).

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gín-á chhēng tōa-lâng saⁿ, tōa su
      • Tâi-lô: gín-á tshīng tuā-lâng sann, tuā su
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ tua³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³ sã⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Taipei): /ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ tua³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴ sã⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴ sã⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

Idiom

囡仔穿大人衫——大軀

  1. (Hokkien) to lose badly
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