愛媠莫命

Chinese

		to set store by one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed; to wish to appear beautiful	to not want	life
trad. (愛媠莫命)		愛媠	莫	命
simp. (爱媠莫命)		爱媠	莫	命

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ài-súi-mài-miā

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-súi-mài-miā
    • Tâi-lô: ài-suí-mài-miā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: aesuymaemia
    • IPA (Singapore): /ai²¹⁻⁴² sui⁴²⁻²⁴ mai²¹⁻⁴² mia²²/

Phrase

愛媠莫命

1. (Singapore Hokkien) to be fashionable rather than comfortable; to wear little on a cold day to look attractive

Synonyms

• 要風度不要溫度／要风度不要温度 (yào fēngdù bùyào wēndù)

Descendants

• → English: ai swee mai mia, ai sui mai mia