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(⬆︎): zhefng kvoaf (Lim08) [[🔍all]]

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🗣 Zørkvoaf na zhengliaam, ciaqpng tiøh kiao iaam./Zøeakvoaf na zhengliaam, ciaqpng tiøh kiao iaam. 🗣 (u: Zøx'kvoaf na zhefng'liaam, ciah'png tiøh kiao iaam. Zøx/Zøex'kvoaf na zhefng'liaam, ciah'png tiøh kiao iaam.) 做官若清廉,食飯著攪鹽。 [wt][mo] [h] [[m]] [[u]] [d#]
當官若清廉 , 吃飯得拌鹽 。 意為當官如果只靠基本官俸而不貪污 , 生活就會過得清苦 , 連吃飯都只能加點鹽巴下飯 。 表示清官無法過富裕奢華的生活 ; 又指清官難為或指無官不貪 。

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