食水果拜樹頭

See also: 食水果拜树头

Chinese
 
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 fruit
 
to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
 top of a tree; branches of a tree; root
trad. (食水果拜樹頭) 食 水果 拜 樹頭
simp. (食水果拜树头) 食 水果 拜 树头

Etymology

Literally "pray to the tree when you eat the fruit".

Pronunciation

  • Min Nan (POJ): chia̍h chúi-kó pài chhiū-thâu
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍h chúi-kó pài chhiū-thâu
      • Tâi-lô: tsia̍h tsuí-kó pài tshiū-thâu
      • Phofsit Daibuun: ciah zuy'koir paix chiuxtaau
      • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁵³⁻⁴⁴ paɪ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiu²²⁻²¹ tʰaʊ²⁴/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕia(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ko⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ paɪ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁵³⁻⁴⁴ paɪ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiu²²⁻²¹ tʰaʊ¹³/
      • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁵³⁻⁴⁴ paɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiu³³⁻¹¹ tʰaʊ²⁴/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ paɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕʰiu³³⁻²¹ tʰaʊ²³/

Proverb

食水果拜樹頭

  1. to remember where one's happiness comes from; to not forget one's roots or heritage

Synonyms
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