客廳吊草蓆——唔是畫

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: kêh4 tian1 diou3 cao2 cioh8
POJ: kheh-thiaⁿ-tiò͘-tsháu-tshio̍h
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Wikipedia lists /ioʔ/ → /ieʔ/ directly among the rimes fronted in Chaozhou/Chenghai — direct evidence, not an extension by analogy from the open rime.

Peng'im: m6 si6 uê7
POJ: m̌-sǐ-uē
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

idiom: something is amiss with what was said
客廳吊草蓆——唔是畫

2 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. The two candidates are the two halves of this xiehouyu (setup + punchline), not literary/colloquial variants of one form.

Usage: idiomatic

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