兄弟兄弟，各人顧家己

Chinese

		brother; brethren; brothers and sisters brother; brethren; brothers and sisters; siblings	brother; brethren; brothers and sisters brother; brethren; brothers and sisters; siblings		each person; everyone; oneself	look after; take into consideration; to attend to	self; oneself
trad. (兄弟兄弟，各人顧家己)		兄弟	兄弟	，	各人	顧	家己
simp. (兄弟兄弟，各人顾家己)		兄弟	兄弟	，	各人	顾	家己
Literally: “each brother takes care of himself”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiaⁿ-tī-hiaⁿ-tī,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-ka-kī / hiaⁿ-tǐ-hiaⁿ-tǐ,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-kai-kī / hiaⁿ-tī-hiaⁿ-tī,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-ka-tī

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-tī-hiaⁿ-tī,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-ka-kī
    • Tâi-lô: hiann-tī-hiann-tī,kóo-lâng-kòo-ka-kī
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ki²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-tǐ-hiaⁿ-tǐ,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-kai-kī
    • Tâi-lô: hiann-tǐ-hiann-tǐ,kóo-lâng-kòo-kai-kī
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiã³³ ti²² hiã³³ ti²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ ki⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiaⁿ-tī-hiaⁿ-tī,kó͘-lâng-kò͘-ka-tī
    • Tâi-lô: hiann-tī-hiann-tī,kóo-lâng-kòo-ka-tī
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

Idiom

兄弟兄弟，各人顧家己

1. (Hokkien) brothers after getting married and living apart would take care of one's own family

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 兄弟若兄弟，各人顧家己／兄弟若兄弟，各人顾家己