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Chinese
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young; short
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to steal; to pilfer
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draw; pull; send funeral ode
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bottle gourd; Lagenaria vulgaris
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to steal; to pilfer
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lead along
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ox; cow; bull
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| trad. (細漢偷挽匏，大漢偷牽牛)
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細漢
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偷
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挽
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匏
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，
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大漢
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偷
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牽
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牛
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| simp. (细汉偷挽匏，大汉偷牵牛)
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细汉
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偷
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挽
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匏
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，
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大汉
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偷
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牵
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牛
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| Literally: “stealthily picking calabashes when one is a child, stealthily leading cows when one is grown up”.
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Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sòe-hàn thau bán pû, tōa-hàn thau khan gû / sè-hàn thau bán pû, tōa-hàn thau khan gû
Proverb
細漢偷挽匏，大漢偷牽牛
- (Hokkien) One who commits small wrongs at a young age, if left uncorrected, will continue to commit crimes that are more serious.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
小時偷針，大時偷金 (“one who commits small wrongs at a young age, if left uncorrected, will continue to commit crimes that are more serious”)