矮子矮，一肚子拐

Chinese
short person; dwarf short (not tall) a large amount of; a great deal of; a lot of kidnap; to turn
trad. (矮子矮，一肚子拐) 矮子 矮 ， 一肚子 拐
simp. #(矮子矮，一肚子拐) 矮子 矮 ， 一肚子 拐

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ǎizi ǎi, yīdùzi guǎi
    (Zhuyin): ㄞˇ ˙ㄗ ㄞˇ , ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄍㄨㄞˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: ǎizi ǎi, yīdùzi guǎi [Phonetic: ǎizi ǎi, yídùzi guǎi]
      • Zhuyin: ㄞˇ ˙ㄗ ㄞˇ , ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄍㄨㄞˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: ǎizi̊h ǎi, yidùzi̊h guǎi
      • Wade–Giles: ai3-tzŭ5 ai3, i1-tu4-tzŭ5 kuai3
      • Yale: ǎi-dz ǎi-, yī-dù-dz gwǎi
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ae.tzy ae, iduh.tzy goai
      • Palladius: айцзы ай, идуцзы гуай (ajczy aj, iduczy guaj)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴ ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

矮子矮，一肚子拐

  1. a short person has many tricks, ideas, etc.

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 矮子矮，一肚子拐 (“A short person has many tricks.”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Mandarin Taiwan 矮子矮，一肚子拐
Wuhan 矮子矮，一肚子拐
Cantonese Guangzhou 矮仔多計
Hong Kong 矮仔多計
Dongguan 矮仔多計
Hakka Meixian 矮仔多心事
Xingning 矮仔多拐
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 矮人多計
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 矮人多心事
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 矮人多心事
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 矮人多心事
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 矮人多心事
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 矮人多心事
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 矮人多恨
Southern Min Xiamen 矮儂厚行
Quanzhou 矮儂厚行
Zhangzhou 矮儂厚行
Tainan 矮儂厚行
Jieyang 矮囝㩼心事
Wu Shanghai 矮子肚裡疙瘩多
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