臭頭仔嘛會做皇帝，做總統你嘛有機會

Chinese

		baldness due to favus on the scalp	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility	(a modal particle)	to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting	to do; to make; to produce	emperor; the Emperor		to do; to make; to produce	president; commander-in-chief	you	(a modal particle)	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	opportunity; chance
trad. (臭頭仔嘛會做皇帝，做總統你嘛有機會)		臭頭	仔	嘛	會	做	皇帝	，	做	總統	你	嘛	有	機會
simp. (臭头仔嘛会做皇帝，做总统你嘛有机会)		臭头	仔	嘛	会	做	皇帝	，	做	总统	你	嘛	有	机会
Literally: “A country bumpkin can become the emperor too, and you have the chance to become the President too.”

Etymology

臭頭仔／臭头仔 refers to Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of Ming Dynasty.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chhàu-thâu-á mā ē chò hông-tè, chò chóng-thóng lí mā ū ki-hōe

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhàu-thâu-á mā ē chò hông-tè, chò chóng-thóng lí mā ū ki-hōe
    • Tâi-lô: Tshàu-thâu-á mā ē tsò hông-tè, tsò tsóng-thóng lí mā ū ki-huē
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³ mã³³⁻¹¹ e³³⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ te¹¹ t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁵³ li⁵³ mã³³⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ hue³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ a⁴¹ mã³³⁻²¹ e³³⁻²¹ t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ te²¹ t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴¹ li⁴¹ mã³³⁻²¹ u³³⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ hue³³/

Proverb

臭頭仔嘛會做皇帝，做總統你嘛有機會

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) every dog has its day