拭尻川

Chinese

wipe
simp. and trad.
(拭尻川)
尻川
alternative forms 拭尻倉拭尻仓

Pronunciation


Verb

拭⫽尻川 (verb-object)

  1. (Hokkien, Puxian Min, literally) to wipe the bottom (of oneself or others)
  2. (Hokkien, Puxian Min, figurative) to clear up someone else's mess

Synonyms

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “拭尻川”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 97.