蠟燭——勿點勿亮

Chinese

		candle; someone slow to pick up on hints; someone passive and imprudent		do not	illuminate, light up	do not	light
trad. (蠟燭——勿點勿亮)		蠟燭	——	勿	點	勿	亮
simp. (蜡烛——勿点勿亮)		蜡烛	——	勿	点	勿	亮
alternative forms		蠟燭——弗點弗亮／蜡烛——弗点弗亮
Literally: “A candle – no fire, no light”.

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸laq-tsoq ⁶veq₈-ti ⁶veq₈-lian / ⁸laeq-tsoq₇ ⁷feq-tie₃ ⁷feq-lian₆

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸laq-tsoq ⁶veq₈-ti ⁶veq₈-lian
    • MiniDict: lah^入 tsoh veh^入 ti veh^入 lian
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵laq-tsoq ³veq₅-ti ³veq₅-lian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /laʔ¹¹ t͡soʔ²³ vəʔ²² ti⁴⁴ vəʔ²² liã⁴⁴/
  • (Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁸laeq-tsoq₇ ⁷feq-tie₃ ⁷feq-lian₆
    • MiniDict: laeh^入 tsoh^入 feh^入 tie^上 feh^入 lian^去
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /laʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁴⁴ fəʔ⁵⁵ tɪ³³  fəʔ⁵⁵ liã²³/

Idiom

蠟燭——勿點勿亮

1. (Northern Wu, of a person) to not understand someone else's thoughts and intentions if not explicitly told; to not act unless clearly prompted to

See also

• 蠟燭／蜡烛