六月芥菜——假有心

Chinese

		June; sixth month of the Chinese calendar	Chinese mustard		vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	heart; mind
trad. (六月芥菜——假有心)		六月	芥菜	——	假	有	心
simp. #(六月芥菜——假有心)		六月	芥菜	——	假	有	心
Literally: “June Chinese mustard ― falsely has a heart”.

Etymology

Chinese mustard is only ready to be harvested in the winter, so one that is harvested in June (summer) is not mature yet, hence lacking a core ("heart").

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): la̍k-ge̍h kòa-chhài, ké ū sim / la̍k-ge̍rh kòa-chhài, ké ǔ sim / la̍k-goe̍h kòa-chhài, kée ū sim / la̍k-goe̍h kòa-chhài, ké ū sim

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍k-ge̍h kòa-chhài, ké ū sim
    • Tâi-lô: la̍k-ge̍h kuà-tshài, ké ū sim
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai²¹ ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍k-ge̍rh kòa-chhài, ké ǔ sim
    • Tâi-lô: la̍k-ge̍rh kuà-tshài, ké ǔ sim
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹ ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ u²² sim³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍k-goe̍h kòa-chhài, kée ū sim
    • Tâi-lô: la̍k-gue̍h kuà-tshài, kée ū sim
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai²¹ kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍k-goe̍h kòa-chhài, ké ū sim
    • Tâi-lô: la̍k-gue̍h kuà-tshài, ké ū sim
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kua²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰai²¹ ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ u³³⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/

Idiom

六月芥菜——假有心

1. (Hokkien) to be insincere

Synonyms

• (Teochew) 六月大菜——假有心