豬頭三牲

See also: 猪头三牲

Chinese

		pig head; stupid person; idiot	three	domestic animal
trad. (豬頭三牲)		豬頭	三	牲
simp. (猪头三牲)		猪头	三	牲

Etymology

This idiom arose from 豬頭／猪头 (zhūtóu, “pig head”).

In Wu it is reinterpreted as a xiehouyu: 豬頭三──牲, i.e. "A 豬頭三 is an animal/a beast/an idiot".

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhūtóusānshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄢㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ tau⁴ saam¹ sang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhūtóusānshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄢㄕㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhutóusansheng
  - Wade–Giles: chu¹-tʻou²-san¹-shêng¹
  - Yale: jū-tóu-sān-shēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jutoursansheng
  - Palladius: чжутоусаньшэн (čžutousanʹšɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ tau⁴ saam¹ sang¹
  - Yale: jyū tàuh sāam sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ tau⁴ saam¹ sang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ teo⁴ sam¹ seng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ saːm⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

豬頭三牲

Referring to animals (bull, sheep and pig) used in sacrifice, or sacrificial offering in general.