竹篙尾縛烘爐扇

Chinese

		bamboo pole	tail	to bind; to tie	oven; oast house; stove	fan; to fan; (a measure word for doors, windows, etc.)
trad. (竹篙尾縛烘爐扇)		竹篙	尾	縛	烘爐	扇
simp. (竹篙尾缚烘炉扇)		竹篙	尾	缚	烘炉	扇
Literally: “to tie an oven fan on the end of a bamboo pole”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tek-ko bé pa̍k hang-lô͘ sìⁿ / tiak-ko bér pa̍k hang-lô͘ sìⁿ / tek-ko bóe pa̍k hang-lô͘ sìⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-ko bé pa̍k hang-lô͘ sìⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tik-ko bé pa̍k hang-lôo sìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dekkoy bea pak hangloo svix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pak̚⁴⁻³² haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴⁻²² sĩ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiak-ko bér pa̍k hang-lô͘ sìⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tiak-ko bér pa̍k hang-lôo sìnn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ko³³ bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pak̚²⁴⁻² haŋ³³ lɔ²⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-ko bóe pa̍k hang-lô͘ sìⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tik-ko bué pa̍k hang-lôo sìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dekkoy boea pak hangloo svix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ ko⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ¹³⁻²² sĩ²¹/

Idiom

竹篙尾縛烘爐扇

1. (Hokkien) to be conceited and arrogant; to put on airs; to act all high and mighty

Synonyms

• 竹篙尾縛烘爐扇——大曳／竹篙尾缚烘炉扇——大曳
• 竹篙尾縛尿燥布——大曳／竹篙尾缚尿燥布——大曳