攑頭三尺有神明
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Chinese[edit]
to look up; to raise one's head | three | a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale |
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
deity; god | ||
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trad. (攑頭三尺有神明) | 攑頭 | 三 | 尺 | 有 | 神明 | |
simp. (𫽥头三尺有神明) | 𫽥头 | 三 | 尺 | 有 | 神明 | |
alternative forms | 揭頭三尺有神明/揭头三尺有神明 | |||||
Literally: “There are gods three feet above your head”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
攑頭三尺有神明
- (Hokkien) The gods are watching, so don't think you can get away with anything.
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References[edit]
- “Entry #60289”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.