一年換二十四個頭家
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Chinese
[edit]one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
year | change; exchange | twenty-four; 24 | (a measure word); individual | owner | ||
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| trad. (一年換二十四個頭家/一年換二十四个頭家) | 一 | 年 | 換 | 二十四 | 個/个 | 頭家 | |
| simp. (一年换二十四个头家) | 一 | 年 | 换 | 二十四 | 个 | 头家 | |
| Literally: “go through 24 bosses in a year”. | |||||||
Etymology
[edit]Possibly referring to the 24 solar terms of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar year.
Pronunciation
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- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi̍t nî ōaⁿ jī-cha̍p-sì ê thâu-ke
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍t nî ōaⁿ jī-cha̍p-sì ê thâu-ke
- Tâi-lô: tsi̍t nî uānn jī-tsa̍p-sì ê thâu-ke
- Phofsit Daibuun: cit nii voa jixzabsix ee tau'kef
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² nĩ²³⁻³³ uã³³⁻²¹ zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si²¹⁻⁴¹ e²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proverb
[edit]一年換二十四個頭家
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) someone who is always changing jobs, a job-hopper
References
[edit]- “Entry #60015”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.