茈瓜無瓤，茈囝無肚腸

Chinese

Lithospermum officinale; water chestnut
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
 not have pulp of fruit youngest son; baby son not have belly; tripe intestines
trad. (茈瓜無瓤，茈囝無肚腸) 茈 瓜 無 瓤 ， 茈囝 無 肚 腸
simp. (茈瓜无瓤，茈囝无肚肠) 茈 瓜 无 瓤 ， 茈囝 无 肚 肠
alternative forms 謭瓜無瓤，謭囝無肚腸／谫瓜无瓤，谫囝无肚肠
子瓜無瓤，子囝無肚腸／子瓜无瓤，子囝无肚肠

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chíⁿ-koe bô nn̂g, chíⁿ-kiáⁿ bô tō͘-tn̂g
      • Tâi-lô: tsínn-kue bô nn̂g, tsínn-kiánn bô tōo-tn̂g
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ nŋ̍²³ t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ tɔ³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³/
      • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔ³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴/
      • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² tɔ²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

Idiom

茈瓜無瓤，茈囝無肚腸

  1. (Hokkien) young children are naive and lovable, with a pure and genuine heart and with no scheming

Synonyms

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