七月半鴨仔——毋知死活

Chinese

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Etymology

According to customs in Southern China, chicken is used as sacrifice for gods, while ducks are used as sacrifice for ghosts. Therefore, ducks are likely to be slaughtered at the Ghost Festival.

Pronunciation

Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): chhit-ge̍h-pòaⁿ ah-á, m̄-chai sí-oa̍h / chhit-goe̍h-pòaⁿ ah-á, m̄-chai sí-oa̍h / chhit-ge̍rh-pòaⁿ ah-á, m̌-chai sí-oa̍h

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-ge̍h-pòaⁿ ah-á, m̄-chai sí-oa̍h
  - Tâi-lô: tshit-ge̍h-puànn ah-á, m̄-tsai sí-ua̍h
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-goe̍h-pòaⁿ ah-á, m̄-chai sí-oa̍h
  - Tâi-lô: tshit-gue̍h-puànn ah-á, m̄-tsai sí-ua̍h
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰit̚³²⁻⁵ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã²¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-ge̍rh-pòaⁿ ah-á, m̌-chai sí-oa̍h
  - Tâi-lô: tshit-ge̍rh-puànn ah-á, m̌-tsai sí-ua̍h
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² puã⁴¹ a(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴ m̩²² t͡sai³³ ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uaʔ²⁴/

Idiom

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(Hokkien) to act recklessly; to do something regardless of danger

Synonyms

七月半鴨仔——毋知死／七月半鸭仔——毋知死
(Teochew) 七月半鴨——唔知死活／七月半鸭——唔知死活

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