燒瓷的食缺，織蓆的睏椅

Chinese

really and truly; aim; clear
really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
lack; scarce; vacant post
lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
 
 to weave straw mats
really and truly; aim; clear
really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
 
 sleepy; doze off chair
trad. (燒瓷的食缺，織蓆的睏椅) 燒瓷 的 食 缺 ， 織蓆 的 睏 椅
simp. (烧瓷的食缺，织席的困椅) 烧瓷 的 食 缺 ， 织席 的 困 椅
Literally: “Potters eat out of chipped [bowls]; mat weavers sleep on chairs.”

Pronunciation

Proverb

燒瓷的食缺，織蓆的睏椅

  1. (Hokkien, figurative) one often neglects those closest to oneself; the shoemaker's children go barefoot

Synonyms

  • 燒瓷食缺，織蓆睏椅 / 烧瓷食缺，织席困椅

References

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