愛媠莫命

Chinese

to set store by one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed; to wish to appear beautiful to not want life
trad. (愛媠莫命) 愛媠 莫 命
simp. (爱媠莫命) 爱媠 莫 命

Pronunciation

Phrase

愛媠莫命

  1. (Singapore Hokkien) to be fashionable rather than comfortable; to wear little on a cold day to look attractive

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 要風度不要溫度 (“to wear little to look attractive despite the cold”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 要風度不要溫度
Cantonese Guangzhou 要靚唔要命, 抵冷貪瀟湘
Hong Kong 愛靚唔愛命, 要靚唔要命, 抵冷貪瀟湘
Southern Min Xiamen 愛風度無驚溫度, 愛媠毋驚流鼻水, 愛媠毋驚凍露水
Quanzhou 愛風度無驚溫度, 愛媠毋驚流鼻水
Zhangzhou 愛風度無驚溫度, 愛媠毋驚流鼻水
Tainan 愛媠毋驚流鼻水
Singapore (Hokkien) 愛媠毋驚流鼻水, 愛媠莫命

Descendants

  • → English: ai swee mai mia, ai sui mai mia

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