天頂天公，地下母舅公

Chinese

sky
lord of heaven; God; ruler of Heaven
lord of heaven; God; ruler of Heaven; the Jade Emperor
 
 underground; basement maternal uncle
just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
trad. (天頂天公，地下母舅公) 天頂 天公 ， 地下 母舅 公
simp. (天顶天公，地下母舅公) 天顶 天公 ， 地下 母舅 公
Literally: “the Jade Emperor up in the sky, maternal uncle on the ground”.

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiⁿ-téng thiⁿ-kong, tōe-ē bú-kū kong
      • Tâi-lô: thinn-tíng thinn-kong, tuē-ē bú-kū kong
      • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ e²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

天頂天公，地下母舅公

  1. (Hokkien) the most important person is one's maternal uncle (who traditionally had to be given the seat of honor on wedding banquets, had to be asked to notarize the division of family property, and had to do inspections during one's mother's funeral before the burial)

Synonyms

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