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bøo thafng ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
having nothing to eat
沒得吃
Ciah køefcie bøo paix chiuxthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
ungrateful to the benefactors
吃果子沒拜樹頭; 忘本
ciah-liao bøo twhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
stomach upset
吃了無適好; 吃壞了肚子
thaxn-bøo ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
not making a living; not making ends meet
無法謀生
Zhvekongkao ciah-bøo sae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
things done in a hurry cannot be done well; fail in goal by being hasty (Lit. If a dog eats too fast there is nothing to turn to excrement.)
欲速則不達。

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🗣 Bøo hitlø khazhngf, sviuxbøeq ciah hitlø siariøh. 🗣 (u: Bøo hid'lø khaf'zhngf, sviu'beq ciah hid'lø siax'iøh. Bøo hid'lø khaf'zhngf, sviu'bøeq ciah hid'lø siax'iøh.) 無彼號尻川,想欲食彼號瀉藥。 [wt][mo] Bô hit-lō kha-tshng, siūnn-beh tsia̍h hit-lō sià-io̍h. [#]
1. () || 沒有那種屁股,想吃那種瀉藥。形容人沒有那種能耐,卻妄想做那種事。比喻一個人自不量力。
🗣le: (u: Lie`oq! “Bøo hid'lø khaf'zhngf, sviu'beq ciah hid'lø siax'iøh”, kviaa bøo svaf po phve'phve'zhoarn ee laang, ia beq zhafm laang khix peq'svoaf.) 🗣 (你喔!「無彼號尻川,想欲食彼號瀉藥」,行無三步就怦怦喘的人,也欲參人去𬦰山。) (你喔﹗「沒有那種能耐,還妄想做那種事」,走不到三步就氣喘吁吁的人,也想跟人家去爬山。)
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🗣 Bøo thafng zhvef ciah, nar u thafng phagkvoaf./Bøo thafng chvy ciah, nar u thafng phagkvoaf. 🗣 (u: Bøo thafng zhvef/chvy ciah, nar u thafng phak'kvoaf.) 無通生食,哪有通曝乾。 [wt][mo] Bô thang tshenn tsia̍h, ná ū thang pha̍k-kuann. [#]
1. () || 生吃都不夠,哪能晒成乾?比喻數量不足,不可能有多餘的留下來。也指個人或家計窘困,沒有餘錢作額外支出。
🗣le: (u: Sid'giap kuy'nii, ciah svaf tngx tøf u bun'tee`aq, y ka teng'zuun niar`zhud'laai, laang korngbøo thafng zhvef ciah, nar u thafng phak'kvoaf”, bak'ciw'zeeng ee sefng'oah khaq iaux'kirn, au'pae ee jit'cie be'kox`tid`loq.) 🗣 (失業規年,食三頓都有問題矣,伊就共定存領出來,人講「無通生食,哪有通曝乾」,目睭前的生活較要緊,後擺的日子袂顧得囉。) (失業經年,三餐都成問題了,他就把定存領出來,人家說「生吃都不夠,哪能晒成乾」,眼前的生活比較重要,以後的日子顧不到了。)
🗣le: (u: Goarn afng cid'zam'ar bøo thaau'lo, pør'hiarm kofng'sy ee giap'bu'oaan soaq laai ciøf y jip pør'hiarm, y hien'zhuo'sii tøfbøo thafng zhvef ciah, nar u thafng phak'kvoaf”, beq tør svef cvii laai taau'pør`leq?) 🗣 (阮翁這站仔無頭路,保險公司的業務員煞來招伊入保險,伊現此時都「無通生食,哪有通曝乾」,欲佗生錢來投保咧?) (我先生這陣子失業,保險公司的業務員還來邀他參加保險,他現在是「生吃都不夠,哪能晒成乾」,哪裡有多餘的錢來投保呢?)
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🗣 Ciah bøo svaf pea erngzhaix, tø bøeq cviu sethiefn. 🗣 (u: Ciah bøo svaf pea exng'zhaix, tø beq cviu sef'thiefn. Ciah bøo svaf pea exng'zhaix, tø bøeq cviu sef'thiefn.) 食無三把蕹菜,就欲上西天。 [wt][mo] Tsia̍h bô sann pé ìng-tshài, tō beh tsiūnn se-thian. [#]
1. () || 吃不到三把空心菜,就妄想可以上西天了。諷刺人不肯腳踏實地,妄想一步登天。
🗣le: (u: AF'beeng khuy'tiaxm zøx'sefng'lie u thaxn'tiøh cit'tiarm'ar cvii, sviu'beq ciøq cvii khuy lieen'sør'tiaxm, yn bor kirn ka toxng korng, lie m'thafngciah bøo svaf pea exng'zhaix, beq cviu sef'thiefn”.) 🗣 (阿明開店做生理有趁著一點仔錢,就想欲借錢開連鎖店,𪜶某緊共擋講,你毋通「食無三把蕹菜,就欲上西天」。) (阿明開店做生意是賺到了一點錢,就想要貸款開連鎖店,他太太趕忙阻止他說,你別「吃不到三把空心菜,就妄想可以上西天」。)
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🗣 Siorngmia bøo pøf, ciah zuie tøf bøo. 🗣 (u: Sioxng'mia bøo pøf, ciah zuie tøf bøo.) 相命無褒,食水都無。 [wt][mo] Siòng-miā bô po, tsia̍h tsuí to bô. [#]
1. () || 算命時如果不說些讚美客人的話,連水都沒得喝。說明江湖術士的話不可盡信,也勸人要多說好話。
🗣le: (u: Mia'lie ee tai'cix si of'bin'zhat køq bøo laang bad, khvoax'mia'siefn ka laang sngx'mia lorng cyn zay'viar cid'lø zhud'thaau, e kef korng kuie'kux'ar hør'oe ho laang'kheq hvoaf'hie, arn'nef yn ciaq u cvii thafng thaxn, m'ciaq korngsioxng'mia bøo pøf, ciah zuie tøf bøo”, khvoax'mia'siefn si oar'khøx cid po teq zoarn'ciah`ee.) 🗣 (命理的代誌是烏面賊閣無人捌,看命仙共人算命攏真知影這號齣頭,會加講幾句仔好話予人客歡喜,按呢𪜶才有錢通趁,毋才講「相命無褒,食水都無」,看命仙就是倚靠這步咧賺食的。) (命理的事情是難以理解且沒人看得懂,算命的人都深諳這些把戲,會多說幾句好話讓客人高興,如此他們才會有錢賺,所以說「相命術士如果不說些讚美客人的話,連水都沒得喝」,命相師全靠這招在混飯吃的。)
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🗣 Siøpwn ciah u zhwn, siøchviuo ciah bøo hun./Svapwn ciah u zhwn, svachviuo ciah bøo hun. 🗣 (u: Siøf/Svaf'pwn ciah u zhwn, siøf/svaf'chviuo ciah bøo hun.) 相分食有賰,相搶食無份。 [wt][mo] Sio-pun tsia̍h ū tshun, sio-tshiúnn tsia̍h bô hūn. [#]
1. () || 飲食互相分享,則綽綽有餘;互相爭搶,反而沒得吃。比喻禮讓則互蒙其利,爭奪則互受其害。
🗣le: (u: Lau'sw beq ka oong'laai'sof pwn ho goarn cid pafn ee hak'sefng, kasiøf'pwn ciah u zhwn, siøf'chviuo ciah bøo hunee tø'lie korng ho tak'kef zay, suii axn zorng laang'giah, løh'khix pwn'phvef, khaq be siøf'chviuo ciah.) 🗣 (老師欲共王梨酥分予阮這班的學生,就共「相分食有賰,相搶食無份」的道理講予逐家知,隨按總人額,落去分伻,較袂相搶食。) (老師要將鳳梨酥分給我們這班的學生,便向大家說明「禮讓則互蒙其利,爭奪則互受其害」的道理,隨即按總人數,下去平均分配,才不會有爭相搶食的情形。)
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🗣 Zhvekoong-kao ciah-bøo sae./Chvikoong-kao ciah-bøo sae. 🗣 (u: Zhvef/Chvy'koong-kao ciah-bøo sae.) 生狂狗食無屎。 [wt][mo] Tshenn-kông káu tsia̍h bô sái. [#]
1. () || 狗若過於慌張、急促,就連屎都吃不到。誡人處事不可操之過急,過於急躁反而會失敗。
🗣le: (u: Lie m zay'viarzhvef'koong kao ciah bøo saeee tø'lie si`m? Cid khoarn tai'cix, tiøh'aix kirn'su'khvoaf'pan, thexng'hau kex'oe sviu ho ciw'cix ciaq laai zhuo'lie.) 🗣 (你毋知影「生狂狗食無屎」的道理是毋?這款代誌,著愛緊事寬辦,聽候計畫想予周至才來處理。) (你是不知道「做事切勿操之過急」的道理嗎?這種事情,事緩則圓,等計畫思考周全後再來處理。)
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🗣u: Siaux'lieen'laang m'thafng ciah'tok, na'bøo, tai'cix e pud'teg'liao. 少年人毋通食毒,若無,代誌會不得了。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
年輕人不要去吸食毒品,不然會很嚴重。
🗣u: Y ee ui m hør, khaq bøo aix ciah iuu'zhøf. 伊的胃毋好,較無愛食油臊。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
他的胃不好,比較不喜歡吃油膩葷腥的食物。
🗣u: Zar tø ka lie korng, bøo hid'lø khaf'zhngf tø m'thafng ciah hid lø siax'iøh'ar. 早就共你講,無彼號尻川就毋通食彼號瀉藥仔。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
早就告訴你,沒能耐就別做,你就是不自量力。
🗣u: Iao'boe kaux ciah'png sii'kafn tø ui zøf'zøf, m zay ui u bun'tee`bøo? 猶未到食飯時間就胃慒慒,毋知胃有問題無? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
還沒到吃飯時間胃就不舒服,不知道胃有沒有問題?
🗣u: Lie ui'tngg bøo hør, liaang`ee m'thafng ciah sviw ze. 你胃腸無好,涼的毋通食傷濟。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你胃腸不好,不要吃太多冰冷的東西。
🗣u: Tai'cix cid'mar zhud'phoax`aq, kaf'ki m ciah'jin, køq gve beq loa ho pat'laang, sit'zai bøo'lie. 代誌這馬出破矣,家己毋食認,閣硬欲賴予別人,實在無理。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
現在事機敗露了,自己不承擔,還硬要賴給別人,實在沒道理。
🗣u: U'tafng'sii'ar kang kofng'zok'ar teq ciah'hoe ee sii, toa'po'hun ee laang ho'siofng lorng bøo siøf'bad, bok'koaix siok'gie korng, “Id tai chyn, ji tai piao, svaf tai m bad liao'liao.” 有當時仔仝公族仔咧食會的時,大部份的人互相攏無相捌,莫怪俗語講:「一代親,二代表,三代毋捌了了。」 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
有時候親族定期餐會聚餐的時候,大部分的人彼此都不認識,難怪俗話說:「親戚間的往來,一代比一代疏遠。」
🗣u: Nii'hoex ciah kaux lak'zap'goa, cit'koar'ar lau'peeng'iuo m si zhoa'syn'pu, kex zaf'bor'kviar, tø si si'toa'laang koex'syn, lorng tiøh poee'toex, ciaq zay'viar “jiin'zeeng'sex'su poee kaux'kaux, bøo tviar køq bøo zaux”. 年歲食到六十外,一寡仔老朋友毋是娶新婦、嫁查某囝,就是序大人過身,攏著陪綴,才知影「人情世事陪到到,無鼎閣無灶」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
活到六十幾歲了,一些老朋友不是娶媳婦、嫁女兒,就是父母去世,都需要送禮致意,才了解「所有的人情世故都要應對得體面,會窮到斷炊」。
🗣u: Tofng'zhof af'paq hør'sym ka bøo'tex khix ee af'zeg siw'liuu, ho y ciam'sii toax ti goarn taw, sviu'be'kaux y m'na m zay'viar thafng karm'wn, køq pud'sii ciøf peeng'iuo laai zhux`lie lym ciuo, buo kaq tak'six'kex juu'zharng'zharng, ka goarn taw toxng'zøx y kaf'ki ee zhux kang'khoarn, u'viar si “khid'ciah kvoar biø'kofng”. 當初阿爸好心共無地去的阿叔收留,予伊暫時蹛佇阮兜,想袂到伊毋但毋知影通感恩,閣不時招朋友來厝裡啉酒,舞甲逐四界挐氅氅,共阮兜當做伊家己的厝仝款,有影是「乞食趕廟公」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
當初爸爸好心收留無家可歸的叔叔,讓他暫時住在我們家,想不到他非但不知感恩,還時常呼朋引伴來家裡喝酒,四處弄得亂七八糟,把我們家當作他自己家一樣,簡直是「鳩佔鵲巢」!
🗣u: Pe'buo thviax kviar, tuix khaq u zhud'thoad`ee tø paxng khaq e løh'sym, aq na thaxn khaq bøo ciah`ee tø e khaq ciaux'kox, laang korng, “Go ky zerng'thaau'ar zhwn`zhud'laai bøo pvee tngg.” M'køq thviax kviar ee sym lorng si kang'khoarn`ee, zoat'tuix bøo toa'sex'sym ee tø'lie. 爸母疼囝,對較有出脫的就放較會落心,啊若趁較無食的就會較照顧,人講:「五肢指頭仔伸出來無平長。」毋過疼囝的心攏是仝款的,絕對無大細心的道理。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
父母疼愛子女,對有出息的就比較會放心,對於無力謀生的就會比較照顧,人家說:「手指頭伸出來也長短不一。」但疼愛小孩的心都一樣,絕無偏袒的道理。
🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Siaux'lieen be'hiao sviu, ciah'lau m'cviaa'viu.” Cid'mar bøo kafng'hw ma biern hoaan'lør, na kherng ciah'khor, khix cid'giap huxn'lien'pafn siu'huxn øh ky'sut, tø biern kviaf'kvix ciah'lau phvae koex'jit. 俗語講:「少年袂曉想,食老毋成樣。」這馬無工夫嘛免煩惱,若肯食苦,去職業訓練班受訓學技術,就免驚見食老歹過日。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
俗語說:「年輕時思慮不周,等到老了生活堪憂。」現在沒專長也不用煩惱,只要肯吃苦,去職業訓練班受訓學技術,就不怕老來日子不好過。
🗣u: Zhux'pvy ee lau'af'peq tvia'tvia oaxn'thaxn kaf'ki “siaux'lieen be'hiao sviu, ciah'lau m'cviaa'viu”, sefng'oah bøo hør'koex, ma bøo thafng ho kviar'jii si'sex cit ee hør boo'viu. 厝邊的老阿伯定定怨嘆家己「少年袂曉想,食老毋成樣」,生活無好過,嘛無通予囝兒序細一个好模樣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
鄰居的老伯伯常常感嘆自己「年輕時沒規劃,年老了吃苦頭」,生活不好過,也沒給兒孫一個好榜樣。
🗣u: Terng'jit'ar lie beq pvoaf'zhux, lirn af'ku zoafn'kafng zherng'kar laai ka lie taux pvoaf, lie m'na bøo karm'sia`y, køq hiaam y khaf'chiuo ban, cviaa'sit si “goe'sefng ciah buo'ku, chyn'chviu ciah tau'hu”. 頂日仔你欲搬厝,恁阿舅專工請假來共你鬥搬,你毋但無感謝伊,閣嫌伊跤手慢,誠實是「外甥食母舅,親像食豆腐」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
前幾天你要搬家,你舅舅特地請假來幫你搬,你非但沒有感謝他,還嫌他笨手笨腳,你這個外甥真是「占盡你舅舅的便宜」。
🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Kafm'goan zøx guu, m kviaf bøo lee thafng thoaf.” Kud'lat zøx, tø thaxn u ciah. 俗語講:「甘願做牛,毋驚無犁通拖。」骨力做,就趁有食。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
俗話說:「情願當牛,就不怕沒犁可拉。」只要努力工作,就能求得溫飽。
🗣u: Lie m zay'viar “zhvef'koong kao ciah bøo sae” ee tø'lie si`m? Cid khoarn tai'cix, tiøh'aix kirn'su'khvoaf'pan, thexng'hau kex'oe sviu ho ciw'cix ciaq laai zhuo'lie. 你毋知影「生狂狗食無屎」的道理是毋?這款代誌,著愛緊事寬辦,聽候計畫想予周至才來處理。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你是不知道「做事切勿操之過急」的道理嗎?這種事情,事緩則圓,等計畫思考周全後再來處理。
🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Hør'giah m'tat'tiøh e ciah, hør'mia m'tat'tiøh iorng'kvia.” Cvii zhwn køq'khaq ze, na bøo ciah'hog, syn'thea køq bøo iorng'kvia, ma bøo'lo'eng. 俗語講:「好額毋值著會食,好命毋值著勇健。」錢賰閣較濟,若無食福,身體閣無勇健,嘛無路用。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
俗話說:「富有不如能享口福,命好不如身體健康。」錢存得再多,若不能享受口福,身體又不健康,也是罔然。
🗣u: Zøx goa'kaw`ee, na'si giap'zeg hør, sefng'kvoaf kaf'syn id'tit laai, m'køq “hoef bøo paq jit aang, laang bøo chiefn jit hør”, na tuo'tiøh sii'ky bae, giap'zeg bøo hør, tø aix thaxn ky'hoe hak'sip, seeng'tiorng, ciaq be ho laang kiøx tngr'khix ciah'kaf'ki. 做外交的,若是業績好,升官加薪一直來,毋過「花無百日紅,人無千日好」,若拄著時機䆀,業績無好,就愛趁機會學習、成長,才袂予人叫轉去食家己。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
跑業務的,如果業績好,升官加薪一直來,不過「花無百日紅,人無千日好」,要是遇到景氣差,業績不好的時候,就要趁機會學習、成長,才不會被炒魷魚。
🗣u: Paq'hoex kofng'sy tvia e ti nii'boea phaq'cied toa'siok'be, siok'gie korng, “Siok'mih ciah phoax kef.” Larn m'thafng thafm'tiøh mih'kvia siok tø pviax'svex'mia bea, na'bøo, sii kaux kef'hoea e khix'liao'liao. 百貨公司定會佇年尾拍折大俗賣,俗語講:「俗物食破家。」咱毋通貪著物件俗就拚性命買,若無,時到家伙會去了了。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
百貨公司常會在年底打折大拍賣,俗語說:「貪小便宜反敗家。」我們不要貪求東西便宜就拚命買,否則,到時財產會完蛋。
🗣u: Sii'ky bøo hør, thaau'lo øq zhoe, cid'mar na u laang beq chviax tø aix khix zøx, m'thafng “oay zhuix kef ciah hør bie”, køq sviu'beq ti hiaf kerng'tafng'kerng'say. 時機無好,頭路僫揣,這馬若有人欲倩就愛去做,毋通「歪喙雞食好米」,閣想欲佇遐揀東揀西。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
時機不好,工作難找,現在要是有人聘用就要去做,別「歪嘴雞吃好米」,還想要東挑西揀。
🗣u: Mia'lie ee tai'cix si of'bin'zhat køq bøo laang bad, khvoax'mia'siefn ka laang sngx'mia lorng cyn zay'viar cid'lø zhud'thaau, e kef korng kuie'kux'ar hør'oe ho laang'kheq hvoaf'hie, arn'nef yn ciaq u cvii thafng thaxn, m'ciaq korng “sioxng'mia bøo pøf, ciah zuie tøf bøo”, khvoax'mia'siefn tø si oar'khøx cid po teq zoarn'ciah`ee. 命理的代誌是烏面賊閣無人捌,看命仙共人算命攏真知影這號齣頭,會加講幾句仔好話予人客歡喜,按呢𪜶才有錢通趁,毋才講「相命無褒,食水都無」,看命仙就是倚靠這步咧賺食的。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
命理的事情是難以理解且沒人看得懂,算命的人都深諳這些把戲,會多說幾句好話讓客人高興,如此他們才會有錢賺,所以說「相命術士如果不說些讚美客人的話,連水都沒得喝」,命相師全靠這招在混飯吃的。
🗣u: Hef si yn nng laang ee wn'oaxn, lie si m'thafng khix taux'lau'jiet`hvaq, siok'gie korng, “Khvoax laang ciah baq, m'thafng khvoax laang siøf'phaq.” Lie iao'si maix zhab khaq bøo tai! 彼是𪜶兩人的恩怨,你是毋通去鬥鬧熱唅,俗語講:「看人食肉,毋通看人相拍。」你猶是莫插較無代! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
那是他們倆的恩怨,你可千萬別去湊熱鬧啊,俗話說:「看人吃肉,別看人毆鬥。」你還是別插手才不會惹禍上身!
🗣u: Goarn taw ee svaf tngx lorng goar teq hoat'løh, goarn afng kaq girn'ar lorng kafn'naf zay'viar thafng ciah, u'sii køq e hiaam bøo hør'liau`ee thafng paix gee'zøo'siin, cyn cviax si “ciah bie m zay bie kex”. 阮兜的三頓攏我咧發落,阮翁佮囡仔攏干焦知影通食,有時閣會嫌無好料的通拜牙槽神,真正是「食米毋知米價」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
我們家的三餐都是我在張羅,我先生跟孩子都只知道吃,有時候還會嫌沒有美食可以祭五臟廟,真的是「吃米飯不曉得米的價錢」。
🗣u: Chviar'laang'kheq toa'hii'toa'baq cyn phofng'phaix, m'køq laang teq korng, “Ciah hii ciah baq, ia tiøh zhaix kaq.” Na'bøo, eeng'iorng bøo peeng'kyn, khix'tøx hai. 請人客大魚大肉真豐沛,毋過人咧講:「食魚食肉,也著菜佮。」若無,營養無平均,去倒害。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
請客大魚大肉很豐盛,不過人家說:「吃魚吃肉,也要兼吃蔬菜。」否則,營養不均衡,反而糟糕。
🗣u: AF'lioong siong hexng ciah zhvef'zhaw`ee, khap'be'tiøh tø hii'hii'baq'baq, køq'zaix m si hiafm tø si tang'kiaam, lorng bøo teq zurn'zad`ee, kied'kiok “zhuix ciah, ho khaf'zhngf zhe'siaux.” Cid'mar laang teq hoaq kafn'khor`aq. 阿龍上興食腥臊的,磕袂著就魚魚肉肉,閣再毋是薟就是重鹹,攏無咧撙節的,結局「喙食,予尻川坐數。」這馬人咧喝艱苦矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
阿龍最愛吃大餐,動不動就又是魚又是肉,兼且不是辣就是鹹等等的重口味,從不節制,結果「貪圖味覺享受而亂吃,拉肚子時受苦的卻是屁股。」現在身體受不了。
🗣u: Lau'pe lau'buo lorng koex'syn`khix ee AF'bok, si cit ee beq ciah m thør'thaxn ee piin'tvoa'kud, kiexn sviu`ee ciaau si hid khoarn “bøo bie u zefng'khu, bøo kviar phø syn'pu” ee thøx'thaau, kaux'tvaf ma si zap'id'køf`ar kngf'khut'khut, au'koex ciah'lau m zay beq khøx sviar'laang`leq? 老爸老母攏過身去的阿木,是一个欲食毋討趁的貧惰骨,見想的齊是彼款「無米有舂臼,無囝抱新婦」的套頭,到今嘛是十一哥仔光𣮈𣮈,後過食老毋知欲靠啥人咧? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
父母雙亡的阿木,是一个不肯努力工作的懶惰鬼,每次想的都是那種「沒米卻有臼;沒有兒子卻領養童養媳」的把戲,折騰到現在還是孑然一身、家徒四壁,往後的晚年生活要倚靠誰呢?
🗣u: Sngr zoar'paai ee sii, theh'tiøh hør paai`ee tø urn'sym'ar tarn, m'køq “tarn mih øq kaux, tarn laang khoaix lau”, tvia'tvia si pat'laang sefng kaux, kaf'ki soaq khvoax'u ciah'bøo kafn'naf giexn. 耍紙牌的時,提著好牌的就穩心仔等,毋過「等物僫到,等人快老」,定定是別人先到,家己煞看有食無干焦癮。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
玩紙牌的時候,拿到好牌的就安穩地聽牌,不過「等待的東西往往落空」,常常是別人先胡牌,自己只能眼睜睜而無可奈何。
🗣u: Phvae'lo m'thafng kviaa, hiaw'heng'tai m'thafng zøx, na'bøo, “zhaix'thaang ciah zhaix, zhaix'khaf sie”, bøo hør soaq'boea. 歹路毋通行,僥倖代毋通做,若無,「菜蟲食菜,菜跤死」,無好煞尾。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
邪路不要走,不義之事不要做,否則,「終將玩火自焚」,沒有好下場。
🗣u: Lie m'thafng arn'nef tit'tit zøx, lorng bøo hiøq'khuxn, suy'borng lirn taw cid'zam'ar khaq khuxn'laan, m'køq “thaxn ia tiøh thaxn, ciah ia tiøh ciah”, ma aix theeng'khuxn ciah'png, ciaq u khuix'lat thafng zøx khafng'khoex. 你毋通按呢直直做,攏無歇睏,雖罔恁兜這站仔較困難,毋過「趁也著趁,食也著食」,嘛愛停睏食飯,才有氣力通做工課。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你不要這樣一直做不停,都沒休息,雖然你家這陣子經濟較困難,不過「賺也得賺,吃也得吃」,也得休息吃飯才有力氣工作。
🗣u: Goaan'purn kvoaf bøo hør tø aix zux'ix, m'thafng ui'tiøh thaxn'cvii pviax kaq bøo'mee'bøo'jit, ciaq be phaq'phvae syn'thea, laang korng, “Thaxn'cvii iuo sox, svex'mia aix kox.” Thaxn e tiøh ma aix ciah e tiøh ciaq u'hau. 原本肝無好就愛注意,毋通為著趁錢拚甲無暝無日,才袂拍歹身體,人講:「趁錢有數,性命愛顧。」趁會著嘛愛食會著才有效。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
原本肝功能不好就得注意,不要為了賺錢日夜勤奮,才不會弄壞身體,人家說:「賺錢數量有限,生命要照顧。」賺得到也要花得了才有用。
🗣u: Peeng'iuo na laai siøf'zhoe, sym'zeeng hvoaf'hie køq jiet'zeeng ka y ciaw'thai, peh'kurn'zuie laai siøf'chviar ma bøo iaux'kirn, laang teq korng “seeng'ix ciah zuie tvy”, m'biern phvae'sex. 朋友若來相揣,心情歡喜閣熱情共伊招待,白滾水來相請嘛無要緊,人咧講「誠意食水甜」,毋免歹勢。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
朋友如果來訪,心裡高興又熱忱的招待他,用白開水待客也不要緊,人家說「有誠意喝水都甜」,不用不好意思。
🗣u: Lie bøo thviaf laang korng “kud'lat ciah'lat, piin'tvoa thwn noa”`niq? Na kherng zøx tø m kviaf bøo thafng ciah, siong kviaf`ee si beq ciah m thør'thaxn, khør'leeng tø aix khvoax laang ciah'zheng`aq. 你無聽人講「骨力食栗,貧惰吞瀾」呢?若肯做就毋驚無通食,上驚的是欲食毋討趁,可能就愛看人食穿矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你沒聽人家說「勤奮耕耘,就會有好的食物,而懶惰者就只能吞口水」嗎?只要肯做就不怕沒東西吃,最怕的是只想吃卻不去工作賺錢,可能就得倚靠他人生活了。
🗣u: AF'zaai`ar he cyn ze khor'sym kaq sor'huix teq ka yn hau'svef zay'poee, ngx'bang y e'taxng zhud'thaau'thvy, kied'kiok y m'na tai'hak thak bøo pid'giap, køq beq ciah m thør'thaxn, tiefn'tøx si yn zaf'bor'kviar khaq u zaai'zeeng, giern'kiux'sor tøf iao'boe zhud'giap, kuie'na kefng kofng'sy tø siøf'zvef beq ka chviax, AF'zaai`ar oaxn'thaxn korng, “Ty m toa, toa tuix kao`khix.” 阿財仔下真濟苦心佮所費咧共𪜶後生栽培,向望伊會當出頭天,結局伊毋但大學讀無畢業,閣欲食毋討趁,顛倒是𪜶查某囝較有才情,研究所都猶未出業,幾若間公司就相爭欲共倩,阿財仔怨嘆講:「豬毋大,大對狗去。」 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
阿財花費了許多苦心和費用栽培他兒子,希望他能出人頭地,結果他不但大學無法畢業,還好逸惡勞,反而是他女兒比較有才華,研究所還沒畢業,好幾間公司就搶著要聘用他,阿財嘆氣說:「事與願違。」

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bad ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]
have the experience of eating
吃過
bøtapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tab'sab [[...]][i#] [p.]
not enough
不夠
bøo thafng ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thafng ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]
having nothing to eat
沒得吃
Chvikoong-kao ciah-bøo sae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhvef'koong'kao ciah bøo sae.; Chvy'koong-kao ciah-bøo sae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
things done in a hurry cannot be done well, fail in goal by being hasty (Lit. If a dog eats too fast there is nothing to turn to excrement.)
欲速則不達。
zhøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøf [[...]][i#] [p.]
meat diet, stimulative food such as garlic, onion, leek which is forbidden to Buddhist monks and vegetarians
ciah bøo kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah bøo kaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
not enough to eat
不夠吃
Ciah bøo svajit zhaix, ciu sviuxboeq cviu sethiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'boeq cviu sef'thiefn.; Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'bøeq cviu sef'thiefn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Rome was not built in a day. (Lit. Having been a vegetarian for only three days, already expects to attain nirvana.)
吃不到三天素,就想上西天。
ciaqhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]
smoke
抽煙,吸煙
Ciah køefcie bøo paix chiuxthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah koea'cie bøo paix chiu'thaau.; Ciah køea'cie bøo paix chiu'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
ungrateful to the benefactors
吃果子沒拜樹頭,忘本。
ciah liao bøo twhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah liao bøo tuo'hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
stomach upset
吃壞了肚子
cit nii tiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit nii tiofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
during the year
一年中,整年
hiongkoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'koong [[...]][i#] [p.]
acting violently, imperiously, boisterously or too urgently
倉皇,莽撞
hoeluxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee'luxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
moist, damp
潮濕
iauky sittngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'ky sid'tngx [[...]][i#] [p.]
starve
三餐不繼,饑餓
jikym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
now, used as the following:
而今,如今
khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
look at, observe, to watch, attend, look at with the determined purpose or intention of seeing, examine (as a doctor), inquire after, find out or determine, depend on
kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]][i#] [p.]
attend to, take heed of, observe, to regard, care for, to watch
顧,看顧
køefcie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koea'cie; køea'cie; (kea'cie) [[...]][i#] [p.]
fruit
水果
køealiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'liong; køex'liong [[...]][i#] [p.]
exceed one's capacity, said especially of wine
過量
loo khy zuo, ciah bøo kuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loo khy zuo, ciah bøo kuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
short life for a slave who abuses his master
奴欺主,活不久
putciap'id [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'ciab'id [[...]][i#] [p.]
intermittent, off and on, successive
斷斷續續
siøpwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'pwn [[...]][i#] [p.]
divide among one another
分施
thaxn bøo ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn bøo ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]
not making a living, not making ends meet
無法謀生
thafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafng [[...]][i#] [p.]
may, may be done, may be, it is allowable, be licit, used as a mere auxiliary almost like the English "to" of the infinitive
twsizun, tiøqsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'sii'zun, tiøh'sii [[...]][i#] [p.]
just the time, be timely
適時,合時節