一家一業，無家澀疊

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	business; occupation; study		not have	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	stacked or arranged in a compact and neat manner
trad. (一家一業，無家澀疊)		一	家	一	業	，	無	家	澀疊
simp. (一家一业，无家涩叠)		一	家	一	业	，	无	家	涩叠
Literally: “family is household duties, no family is neat and tidy”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi̍t-ke-chi̍t-gia̍p, bô-ke siap-tia̍p / chi̍t-kee-chi̍t-gia̍p, bô-kee siap-tia̍p

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-ke-chi̍t-gia̍p, bô-ke siap-tia̍p
    • Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-ke-tsi̍t-gia̍p, bô-ke siap-tia̍p
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ke³³ t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ɡiap̚²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² ke³³ siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiap̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ɡiap̚⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²⁻⁴ tiap̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t-kee-chi̍t-gia̍p, bô-kee siap-tia̍p
    • Tâi-lô: tsi̍t-kee-tsi̍t-gia̍p, bô-kee siap-tia̍p
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡiap̚¹²¹ bo¹³⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²⁻⁵ tiap̚¹²¹/

Idiom

一家一業，無家澀疊

1. (Hokkien) having a family brings all kinds of family affairs with its own difficulties and suffering, but having no family can be a relief