瘌痢頭兒子自家好

Chinese

head with tinea capitis; someone with tinea capitis son; man oneself good; well; be fond of
trad. (瘌痢頭兒子自家好) 瘌痢頭 兒子 自家 好
simp. (瘌痢头儿子自家好) 瘌痢头 儿子 自家 好
alternative forms 癩痢頭兒子自家好／癞痢头儿子自家好
Literally: “A bald son with tinea capitis is good if he's your own”.

Pronunciation

  • Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 8laq-li6-deu6 6gni-tsy5 6zy-ka1 5hau / 8laeq-li6-deu2 6gni2-tsy3 2zy6-ka1 3hau
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 8laq-li6-deu6 6gni-tsy5 6zy-ka1 5hau
      • MiniDict: lah入 li去 deu去 nyi去 tsy去 zy去 ka平 hau去
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 5laq-li3-deu3 3nyi-tsr2 3zr-ka1 2hau
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /laʔ¹¹ li²² dɤ²³ n̠ʲi²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴ zz̩²² ka³³  hɔ³⁴/
    • (Northern: Suzhou)
      • Wugniu: 8laeq-li6-deu2 6gni2-tsy3 2zy6-ka1 3hau
      • MiniDict: laeh入 li去 deu平 nyi平 tsy上 zy去 ka平 hau上
      • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /laʔ²² li⁵² døy³³ n̠ʲi²³ t͡sz̩¹¹ zz̩²² kɑ³³ hæ⁵¹/

Idiom

瘌痢頭兒子自家好 (chiefly Northern Wu)

  1. whatever one owns is always the best
  2. to think or to act as if something is better than it really is, just because it belongs to oneself

Synonyms

  • 瘌痢頭兒子自家個好／瘌痢头儿子自家个好
  • (Mandarin or Hangzhounese) 瘌痢頭兒子自家的好／瘌痢头儿子自家的好
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