手後蹬屈入無屈出

Chinese

		elbow	bent; feel wronged	to enter	not have	bent; feel wronged	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
trad. (手後蹬屈入無屈出)		手後蹬	屈	入	無	屈	出
simp. (手后蹬屈入无屈出)		手后蹬	屈	入	无	屈	出
alternative forms		手後䟓屈入無屈出／手后䟓屈入无屈出
Literally: “elbows bend inward and not outward”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiú-āu-tiⁿ khut-li̍p bô khut-chhut / chhiú-ǎu-tiⁿ khut-li̍p bô khut-chhut / chhiú-āu-teⁿ khut-ji̍p bô khut-chhut

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-āu-tiⁿ khut-li̍p bô khut-chhut
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-āu-tinn khut-li̍p bô khut-tshut
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiwauxdvy qutlip booi qutzhud
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²⁻²¹ tĩ⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴⁻³² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-ǎu-tiⁿ khut-li̍p bô khut-chhut
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-ǎu-tinn khut-li̍p bô khut-tshut
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au²² tĩ³³ kʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ lip̚²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰut̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-āu-teⁿ khut-ji̍p bô khut-chhut
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-āu-tenn khut-ji̍p bô khut-tshut
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiwauxdvef qutjip booi qutzhud
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²⁻²¹ tɛ̃⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰut̚³²/

Idiom

手後蹬屈入無屈出

1. (Hokkien) people always protect and are partial to one's own or one's own people

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 手曲屈入無屈出／手曲屈入无屈出, 手骨拗入無拗出／手骨拗入无拗出