自家脧仔歪，嫌人尿桶漏

Chinese

oneself askew to dislike; to suspect man; person; people night soil or manure bucket
funnel; to leak; to let out
funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge
 
trad. (自家脧仔歪，嫌人尿桶漏) 自家 脧仔 歪 ， 嫌 人 尿桶 漏
simp. #(自家脧仔歪，嫌人尿桶漏) 自家 脧仔 歪 ， 嫌 人 尿桶 漏
Literally: “to blame the toilet for leaking while one has a crooked penis”.

Pronunciation

  • Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ-kâ chôi-é vâi, hiàm-ngìn ngiau-thúng-leu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ci4 ga1 zoi1 ê3 vai1, hiam2 ngin2 ngiau4 tung3 lêu4
  • Hakka
    • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
      • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ-kâ chôi-é vâi, hiàm-ngìn ngiau-thúng-leu
      • Hakka Romanization System: cii gaˊ zoiˊ eˋ vaiˊ, hiamˇ nginˇ ngiau tungˋ leu
      • Hagfa Pinyim: ci4 ga1 zoi1 e3 vai1, hiam2 ngin2 ngiau4 tung3 leu4
      • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡soi̯²⁴ e³¹ vai̯²⁴ hi̯am¹¹ ŋin¹¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵ tʰuŋ³¹ leu̯⁵⁵/
    • (Meixian)
      • Guangdong: ci4 ga1 zoi1 ê3 vai1, hiam2 ngin2 ngiau4 tung3 lêu4
      • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰz̩⁵³ ka⁴⁴ t͡soɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ e³¹ ʋaɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hiam¹¹ ŋin¹¹ ŋiau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³¹ leu⁵³/

Idiom

自家脧仔歪，嫌人尿桶漏

  1. (Hakka, mildly vulgar) a man always finds excuses upon failure rather than reflecting on himself; a bad workman always blames his tools

Synonyms

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