青盲雞啄著蟲

Chinese

		blue-green color blindness; tritanopia	fowl; chicken	to peck	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	animal; insect
trad. (青盲雞啄著蟲/青盲鷄啄著蟲)		青盲	雞/鷄	啄	著	蟲
simp. (青盲鸡啄着虫)		青盲	鸡	啄	着	虫
Literally: “a blind chicken pecks a worm”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiⁿ-mî koe tok-tio̍h thâng / chheⁿ-mêe ke tok-tio̍h thâng / chheⁿ-mê ke tok-tio̍h thâng / chheⁿ-mê koe tok-tio̍h thâng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-mî koe tok-tio̍h thâng
    • Tâi-lô: tshinn-mî kue tok-tio̍h thâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvimii koef dokdioih taang
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰĩ³³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² kue³³ tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mi²⁴⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-mêe ke tok-tio̍h thâng
    • Tâi-lô: tshenn-mêe ke tok-tio̍h thâng
    • IPA (Penang): /t͡sʰɛ̃³³⁻²¹ mɛ²³⁻²¹ ke³³ tɔk̚³⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻³ tʰaŋ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴ tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-mê ke tok-tio̍h thâng
    • Tâi-lô: tshenn-mê ke tok-tio̍h thâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhvemee kef dokdioih taang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-mê koe tok-tio̍h thâng
    • Tâi-lô: tshenn-mê kue tok-tio̍h thâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhvemee koef dokdioih taang
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻²² me²⁴⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

Idiom

青盲雞啄著蟲

1. (Hokkien) for something good to happen just by chance

Synonyms

• 瞎貓碰到死老鼠／瞎猫碰到死老鼠