矮子矮，一肚子拐
Chinese
| short person; dwarf | short (not tall) | a large amount of; a great deal of; a lot of | kidnap; to turn | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (矮子矮，一肚子拐) | 矮子 | 矮 | ， | 一肚子 | 拐 | |
| simp. #(矮子矮，一肚子拐) | 矮子 | 矮 | ， | 一肚子 | 拐 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ǎizi ǎi, yīdùzi guǎi [Phonetic: ǎizi ǎi, yídùzi guǎi]
- Zhuyin: ㄞˇ ˙ㄗ ㄞˇ , ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄍㄨㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ǎizi̊h ǎi, yidùzi̊h guǎi
- Wade–Giles: ai3-tzŭ5 ai3, i1-tu4-tzŭ5 kuai3
- Yale: ǎi-dz ǎi-, yī-dù-dz gwǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ae.tzy ae, iduh.tzy goai
- Palladius: айцзы ай, идуцзы гуай (ajczy aj, iduczy guaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴ ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
矮子矮，一肚子拐
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 矮子矮，一肚子拐 (“A short person has many tricks.”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 矮子矮，一肚子拐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 矮子矮，一肚子拐 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 矮仔多計 |
| Hong Kong | 矮仔多計 | |
| Dongguan | 矮仔多計 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 矮仔多心事 |
| Xingning | 矮仔多拐 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 矮人多計 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 矮人多心事 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 矮人多心事 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 矮人多心事 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 矮人多心事 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 矮人多心事 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 矮人多恨 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 矮儂厚行 |
| Quanzhou | 矮儂厚行 | |
| Zhangzhou | 矮儂厚行 | |
| Tainan | 矮儂厚行 | |
| Jieyang | 矮囝㩼心事 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 矮子肚裡疙瘩多 |