鴨仔跋落水——免驚死

See also: 鸭仔跋落水——免惊死

Chinese

		duckling; duck	to fall	to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	water; river		to exempt; to remove; to avoid to exempt; to remove; to avoid; to excuse	to fear death; to fear death; afraid to fear death; to fear death; afraid; scared; cowardly
trad. (鴨仔跋落水——免驚死)		鴨仔	跋	落	水	——	免	驚死
simp. (鸭仔跋落水——免惊死)		鸭仔	跋	落	水	——	免	惊死
alternative forms		鴨仔絆落水——免驚死／鸭仔绊落水——免惊死
Literally: “the duck falls into the water—no need to fear death”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ah-á poa̍h lo̍h chúi, bián kiaⁿ-sí

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ah-á poa̍h lo̍h chúi, bián kiaⁿ-sí
    • Tâi-lô: ah-á pua̍h lo̍h tsuí, bián kiann-sí
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /a(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴ pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴ biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiã³³ si⁵⁵⁴/

Idiom

鴨仔跋落水——免驚死

1. (Hokkien) one has the ability to save oneself, and therefore need not fear adversity