歹竹出好筍
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Chinese[edit]
bad; wicked; evil | bamboo | to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) |
good; well; be fond of | bamboo shoot | ||
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trad. (歹竹出好筍) | 歹 | 竹 | 出 | 好 | 筍 | |
simp. (歹竹出好笋) | 歹 | 竹 | 出 | 好 | 笋 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
歹竹出好筍
- (Taiwan, southern Fujian, originally Hokkien, figurative) an exceptional child is born from lowly parents