衫短褲闊人矮鼻直

See also: 衫短裤阔人矮鼻直

Chinese

		Chinese gown (unlined)	lack; short	drawers; trousers; pants	rich; wide; broad	man; person; people	short (not tall)	nose	straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
trad. (衫短褲闊人矮鼻直)		衫	短	褲	闊	人	矮	鼻	直
simp. (衫短裤阔人矮鼻直)		衫	短	裤	阔	人	矮	鼻	直

Etymology

A phrase comprising words pronounced with different tones in Min Nan.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): saⁿ té khò͘ khoah lâng é phīⁿ ti̍t

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ té khò͘ khoah lâng é phīⁿ ti̍t
  - Tâi-lô: sann té khòo khuah lâng é phīnn ti̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svaf dea qox qoaq laang ea phvi dit
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sã⁴⁴ te⁴¹ kʰɔ²¹ kʰuaʔ³² laŋ²³ e⁴¹ pʰĩ³³ tit̚⁴/

Phrase

衫短褲闊人矮鼻直

(Southern Min) A phrase used to memorise tones in Min Nan. the clothes [are] short, the pants [are] broad, the person [is] short, the nose [is] straight.

Usage notes

The phrase is misleading in the use of 矮 (é) as an example for tone six (陽上／阳上). In dialects that distinguish tones six (陽上／阳上) and seven (陽去／阳去), 矮 (é) belongs to tone two.