仙人拍鼓有時錯，跤步踏差啥人無

Chinese

		immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being immortal; supernatural entity; celestial being; transcendent being	to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	there are times when; sometimes; at times there are times when; sometimes; at times; now and then	mistake; error; blunder mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong		footstep; standpoint; stance	to lose one's footing; to slip; to take a wrong step in life	who	not have
trad. (仙人拍鼓有時錯，跤步踏差啥人無)		仙人	拍	鼓	有時	錯	，	跤步	踏差	啥人	無
simp. (仙人拍鼓有时错，跤步踏差啥人无)		仙人	拍	鼓	有时	错	，	跤步	踏差	啥人	无
Literally: “The gods can beat drums incorrectly sometimes- who has never taken a wrong step?”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sian-jîn phah kó͘ iú sî chhò, kha-pō͘ ta̍h-chha siáⁿ-lâng bô

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-jîn phah kó͘ iú sî chhò, kha-pō͘ ta̍h-chha siáⁿ-lâng bô
    • Tâi-lô: sian-jîn phah kóo iú sî tshò, kha-pōo ta̍h-tsha siánn-lâng bô
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³⁻³³ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²³⁻³³ t͡sʰɤ²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ³³⁻²¹ ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ siã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ bɤ²³/

Proverb

仙人拍鼓有時錯，跤步踏差啥人無

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) even Homer nods

References

• “Entry #60116”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.