惹熊惹虎，毋通惹著赤查某

Chinese

		to provoke; to exasperate; to annoy	bear; to scold; to rebuke	to provoke; to exasperate; to annoy	tiger		do not; don't	to provoke; to exasperate; to annoy	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	shrew; virago; vixen shrew; virago; vixen; bitch; dragon
trad. (惹熊惹虎，毋通惹著赤查某/惹熊惹虎，毋通惹着赤查某)		惹	熊	惹	虎	，	毋通	惹	著/着	赤查某
simp. (惹熊惹虎，毋通惹着赤查某)		惹	熊	惹	虎	，	毋通	惹	着	赤查某
alternative forms		惹熊惹虎，毋通惹著刺查某
Literally: “One may mess with a bear or a tiger, but should never mess with a shrew”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): jiá hîm jiá hó͘, m̄-thang jiá-tio̍h chhiah-cha-bó͘

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jiá hîm jiá hó͘, m̄-thang jiá-tio̍h chhiah-cha-bó͘
    • Tâi-lô: jiá hîm jiá hóo, m̄-thang jiá-tio̍h tshiah-tsa-bóo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ him²³ zia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɔ⁴¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁴¹/

Proverb

惹熊惹虎，毋通惹著赤查某

1. (Hokkien) Never mess with a shrew.