戲仔釘，三日無拍就上鉎

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Chinese[edit]

actor; performer nail three
 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 not have
 
to clap; to pat; to beat
to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)
 
at once; then; right away
at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
trad. (戲仔釘，三日無拍就上鉎) 戲仔 釘 ， 三 日 無 拍 就 上鉎
simp. (戏仔钉，三日无拍就上鉎) 戏仔 钉 ， 三 日 无 拍 就 上鉎
Literally: “three days of not hitting a theater nail makes it rust”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hì-á tan, saⁿ-li̍t bô phah chiū chhiǔⁿ-san
      • Tâi-lô: hì-á tan, sann-li̍t bô phah tsiū tshiǔnn-san
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /hi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tan³³ sã³³ lit̚²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)⁵ t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²² san³³/

Proverb[edit]

戲仔釘，三日無拍就上鉎

  1. (Quanzhou Hokkien) spare the rod and spoil the child

Synonyms[edit]

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