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

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ài-súi-mài-miā

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-súi-mài-miā
  - Tâi-lô: ài-suí-mài-miā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aesuymaemia
  - IPA (Singapore): /ai²¹⁻⁴² sui⁴²⁻²⁴ mai²¹⁻⁴² mia²²/

Phrase

愛媠莫命

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

Synonyms

要風度不要溫度／要风度不要温度 (yào fēngdù bùyào wēndù)

Descendants

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

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