好貓管百家

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	cat	to take care (of); to control; to manage to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe	hundred	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (好貓管百家)		好	貓	管	百	家
simp. (好猫管百家)		好	猫	管	百	家
Literally: “a good cat manages the rodent infestation of a hundred families”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó-niau koán-pah-ke / hó-niau koán-peeh-kee

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó-niau koán-pah-ke
    • Tâi-lô: hó-niau kuán-pah-ke
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoyniaw koafnpahkef
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁴⁴ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó-niau koán-peeh-kee
    • Tâi-lô: hó-niau kuán-peeh-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁴⁴ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/

Idiom

好貓管百家

1. (Hokkien) to have strong deterrent force that frightens everyone
2. (Hokkien) to meddle in other people's business; to bother to interfere others' business