噷噷食，三碗半

Chinese

keeping silent; not making a sound
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
 three bowl; cup
half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
trad. (噷噷食，三碗半) 噷噷 食 ， 三 碗 半
simp. #(噷噷食，三碗半) 噷噷 食 ， 三 碗 半
alternative forms 默默食，三碗半

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hm̍h-hm̍h-chia̍h, saⁿ-óaⁿ-pòaⁿ
      • Tâi-lô: hm̍h-hm̍h-tsia̍h, sann-uánn-puànn
      • IPA (Xiamen): /hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²¹/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /hm̩(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hm̩(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ²⁴ sã³³ uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ puã⁴¹/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hm̩(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hm̩(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹ sã⁴⁴⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²¹/

Idiom

噷噷食，三碗半

  1. (Hokkien) to be able to do unexpected and astonishing things despite being a quiet, calm, and collected person

Synonyms

  • 恬恬食，三碗公半 (tiām-tiām chia̍h, saⁿ óaⁿ-kong pòaⁿ)
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