番仔鬍鬚——無半撇

Chinese
foreigner; Westerner beard; mustache; whiskers
 
one who lacks adequate knowledge or skills; dilettante; smatterer
one who lacks adequate knowledge or skills; dilettante; smatterer; dabbler
trad. (番仔鬍鬚——無半撇) 番仔 鬍鬚 —— 無半撇
simp. (番仔胡须——无半撇) 番仔 胡须 —— 无半撇

Pronunciation

  • Min Nan (POJ): hoan-á hô͘-chhiu, bô pòaⁿ phiat
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-á hô͘-chhiu, bô pòaⁿ phiat
      • Tâi-lô: huan-á hôo-tshiu, bô puànn phiat
      • IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³ hɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/

Idiom

番仔鬍鬚——無半撇

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien) to be useless

Synonyms
  • (Quanzhou and Taiwan Hokkien) 番仔喙鬚——無半撇／番仔喙须——无半撇
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