六月大菜——假有心

Chinese

June; sixth month of the Chinese calendar main course of a banquet; feast; banquet
vacation; fake; false
vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
 heart; mind
trad. (六月大菜——假有心) 六月 大菜 —— 假 有 心
simp. #(六月大菜——假有心) 六月 大菜 —— 假 有 心
Literally: “June Chinese mustard ― falsely has a heart”.

Etymology

Chinese mustard is only ready to be harvested in the winter, so one that is harvested in June (summer) is not mature yet, hence lacking a core ("heart").

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Teochew)
      • Peng'im: lag8 ghuêh8 dua7 cai3, gê2 u6 sim1
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: la̍k gue̍h tuā tshài, ké ŭ sim
      • Sinological IPA (key): /lak̚⁴⁻² ɡueʔ⁴ tua¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³ ke⁵²⁻³⁵ u³⁵⁻¹¹ sim³³/

Idiom

六月大菜——假有心

  1. (Teochew) to be insincere

Synonyms

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