茈瓜無瓤，茈囝無肚腸

Chinese

		immature; young and small	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash	not have	pulp of fruit		youngest son; baby son	not have	belly; tripe	intestines
trad. (茈瓜無瓤，茈囝無肚腸)		茈	瓜	無	瓤	，	茈囝	無	肚	腸
simp. (茈瓜无瓤，茈囝无肚肠)		茈	瓜	无	瓤	，	茈囝	无	肚	肠
alternative forms		謭瓜無瓤，謭囝無肚腸／谫瓜无瓤，谫囝无肚肠 子瓜無瓤，子囝無肚腸／子瓜无瓤，子囝无肚肠

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chíⁿ-koe bô nn̂g, chíⁿ-kiáⁿ bô tō͘-tn̂g

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chíⁿ-koe bô nn̂g, chíⁿ-kiáⁿ bô tō͘-tn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: tsínn-kue bô nn̂g, tsínn-kiánn bô tōo-tn̂g
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ nŋ̍²³ t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ tɔ³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔ³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² tɔ²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

Idiom

茈瓜無瓤，茈囝無肚腸

1. (Hokkien) young children are naive and lovable, with a pure and genuine heart and with no scheming

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 茈瓜無瓤，茈囝無腹腸／茈瓜无瓤，茈囝无腹肠