小大姐兒裁械子

Chinese
 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 eldest sister son; child; diminutive suffix
 
cut out (as a dress); cut; trim
cut out (as a dress); cut; trim; reduce; diminish; decision; judgement
 tools
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (小大姐兒裁械子) 小 大姐 兒 裁 械 子
simp. (小大姐儿裁械子) 小 大姐 儿 裁 械 子
Literally: “An [unmarried] young girl cutting up diapers [for the future baby]”.

Etymology

Short for 小大姐兒裁械子——閒時置下忙時用／小大姐儿裁械子——闲时置下忙时用 (“put aside when not busy, use when busy”)

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiǎo dàjiěr cái xiè zi
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇㄦ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄗ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎo dàjiěr cái xiè zi
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇㄦ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄗ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo dàjiěr cái siè zi̊h
      • Wade–Giles: hsiao3 ta4-chieh3-ʼrh tsʻai2 hsieh4 tzŭ5
      • Yale: syǎu dà-jyěr tsái syè dz
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheau dahjieel tsair shieh .tzy
      • Palladius: сяо дацзер цай се цзы (sjao daczer caj se czy)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

Idiom

小大姐兒裁械子

  1. (xiehouyu) getting ready for what's to come while there's time to spare

References

“Entry #106658”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

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