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🗣u: Lie si m si ti goa'khao u khiaxm laang cvii? 你是毋是佇外口有欠人錢？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你是不是在外面欠別人錢？

🗣u: Cvii køq thaxn tø u, lie chiefn'ban m'thafng kviaa'tea'lo. 錢閣趁就有，你千萬毋通行短路。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

錢再賺就有，你千萬別尋短。

🗣u: Sii'ky bae sefng'lie bøo kaix hør zøx, m'køq e'hiao piexn'liern ee laang ma si u zaai'tiau thaxn'toa'cvii. 時機䆀生理無蓋好做，毋過會曉變撚的人嘛是有才調趁大錢。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

景氣很差生意難做，不過懂得變通的人還是有辦法發大財。

🗣u: Cid kae be zhux, m'na aix lap cyn tang ee soex'kym, køq aix hux tiofng'laang cvii, u'viar si “cit ciaq guu pag siafng niar phoee”, khaq sngx tøf sngx'be'høo. 這改賣厝，毋但愛納真重的稅金，閣愛付中人錢，有影是「一隻牛剝雙領皮」，較算都算袂和。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這次賣房子，要負擔的稅金很吃重，還得支付仲介費，真的是「一頭牛剝兩張皮」，怎麼算都划不來。

🗣u: AF'gi si bøo'he'bøo'løh ee chid'thøo'ar, luie cvii si m bad heeng`laang`koex, lie tiøh'aix u hid khoarn “Tai'kaq'khef paxng zhao'hii──u zurn bøo” ee axn'sngx, ciaq thafng theh cvii khix ciøq`y. 阿義是無下無落的𨑨迌仔，壘錢是毋捌還人過，你著愛有彼款「大甲溪放草魚──有準無」的按算，才通提錢去借伊。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

阿義是個不負責任的小混混，向來借錢是從來不會還的，你得有那種「肉包子打狗──有去無回」的打算，才可以把錢拿去借給他。

🗣u: Hid ee sefng'lie'laang ciog kau'khiexn'sngr, pud'sii zao'khix hid kefng biø kiuu khvoax sefng'lie u thafng khaq sun'si`leq`bøo, soaq m zay “afng'ii sun oe'boea, kea taang hai zexng'laang”, lai'tea zoaan si kea'paau ee taang'ky, ho yn piern cyn ze cvii`khix. 彼个生理人足厚譴損，不時走去彼間廟求看生理有通較順序咧無，煞毋知「尪姨順話尾，假童害眾人」，內底全是假包的童乩，予𪜶諞真濟錢去。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

那位生意人很迷信，常常跑去那間廟宇祈求生意能不能順遂一些，卻不曉得「靈媒會順著對方的心意說話，假冒之乩童故意裝神弄鬼來欺騙人」，裡面全是假的乩童，被他們騙走很多錢。

🗣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: AF'beeng khuy'tiaxm zøx'sefng'lie u thaxn'tiøh cit'tiarm'ar cvii, tø sviu'beq ciøq cvii khuy lieen'sør'tiaxm, yn bor kirn ka toxng korng, lie m'thafng “ciah bøo svaf pea exng'zhaix, tø 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」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

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」。

🗣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。

ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

or (conjunction), introduces an alternative or a word that explains or means the same

或,亦

• Lie si hagsefng ar m si? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie si hak'sefng ar m si? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Are you a student?
  你是不是學生?

• Lie u cvii ar bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u cvii ar bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you have money?
  你有沒有錢?

• Lie bøeq khix iah m? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq khix ar m?; Lie bøeq khix iah m? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you want to go?
  你要不要去?

bøea bøe'tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea be'tiøh; bøea bøe'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot buy it

買不到

• Zap kho'giin bøea bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zap khof'giin bea be'tiøh.; Zap khof'giin bøea bøe'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You cannot buy it for ten dollars.
  十塊錢買不到。

• U cvii bøea bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii bea be'tiøh.; U cvii bøea bøe'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  thing that money can't buy, priceless
  有錢買不到。

bø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bø; (bø'ar, ciøh'bø) [[...]][i#] [p.]

mill, millstone

磑,石磨

• øebø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ef'bø; øef'bø [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turn a mill, as by hand
  推磨

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have money, you can even make devils turn a mill. Money talks.
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

zhutkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

do work, to contribute labor

出力,義工

• U cvii ee laang zhud cvii, bøo cvii ee laang zhud kafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii ee laang zhud cvii, bøo cvii ee laang zhud kafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Those who have money donate money, and those who have no money contribute labor.
  有錢的出錢,沒錢的出力。

cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]

money, cash

錢

• uxcvilaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'cvii'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  wealthy man
  有錢人

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Money talks. (Lit. If you have money, you can make a devil turn the mill for you.)
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

• cvii siekhaf, laang nng khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii six'khaf, laang nng khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't run after it, you can't catch it. (Lit. Money has four legs to your two.)
  錢四腳,人只有兩腳,賺錢不易。

ciøfkhøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciør'khoeq; ciør'khøeq; (ciør'kheq) [[...]][i#] [p.]

quite a few, very abundant, very numerous sometimes said somewhat ironically (Lit. few deficient)

多的是,不缺

• Lie u cvii bøo? Ciøfkhoeq (Ciøfkheq goar ee cvii). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u cvii bøo? Ciør'khoeq (Ciør'kheq goar ee cvii).; Lie u cvii`bøo? Ciør'khøeq (Ciør'khøeq goar ee cvii). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you have money? Very much of it.
  你有錢嗎 ? 多的是。

• Maix chiøx goar, ciøfkheq laang kviaf bor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix chiøx goar, ciør'kheq laang kviaf bor. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't laugh at me, there are quite a few who are henpecked.
  不要笑我,怕太太的人多的是。

zwnzad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zurn'zad [[...]][i#] [p.]

use in duly limited proportion (as money, food), be moderate

斟酌,節制

• Eng cvii eng mih tiøh (u) zwnzad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng cvii eng mih tiøh (u) zurn'zad. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You should be moderate in the use of money or resources.
  用錢用物要有節制。

hegciax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hek'ciax [[...]][i#] [p.]

or else, it may be that

或者,或許

• Hegciax u laang bøo aix cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hek'ciax u laang bøo aix cvii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  May be someone does not want money.
  或許有人不要錢。

• Hegciax y teq phoarpve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hek'ciax y teq phoax'pve.; Hek'ciax y teq phoax'pve/pvi. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He might be sick.
  他或許在生病。

ia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia [[...]][i#] [p.]

also, even, still

也

• Y ia bøo ciaqciuo ia bøo ciaqhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ia bøo ciah'ciuo ia bøo ciah'hwn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He neither drinks nor smokes.
  他也不喝酒也不抽煙。

• Y ia u cvii ia u sealek. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ia u cvii ia u sex'lek. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has both money and power.
  他有錢也有勢。

• ia hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That will also do. O.K.
  也好

• Lie sor korng ee ia u tøxlie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie sor korng ee ia u tø'lie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Still there is reason in what you say.
  你所說的也有道理。

• ia si afnny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia si arn'ny [[...]][i#] [p.]
  also the same (this way)
  也是這樣

• lieen seahaxn gynnar ia zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lieen sex'haxn girn'nar ia zay'viar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Even a little child knows it.
  連小孩也知道

jikym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]

now, used as the following:

而今,如今

• Y khahzar u cvii u sex, jikym bøo zhux thafng toax, bøo png thafng ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khaq'zar u cvii u sex, jii'kym bøo zhux thafng toax, bøo png thafng ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He had money and power before, but now he has no home to live in and no rice to eat.
  他以前有錢有勢,如今無屋可住,無飯可吃。

kengchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

pass through the hand so

經手

• Hid tiaau cvii goar u heeng y, si yn thaethaix kengchiuo ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau cvii goar u heeng y, si yn thaix'thaix kefng'chiuo ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I paid (returned) him the money through the hands of his wife.
  那筆錢我有還他,是他太太經手的。

• kengchiuo-jiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'chiuo'jiin; kefng'chiuo-jiin [[...]][i#] [p.]
  person through whose hands money is paid, goods, sent or business transacted
  經手人

khaq-uxcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq u cvii; khaq-u'cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]

more wealthy, rather wealthy

比較有錢

• Y khaq u cvii, goar khaq bøo cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khaq u cvii, goar khaq bøo cvii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is rather wealthy, I have not too much money.
  他比較有錢,我不怎麼有錢。

khøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøx [[...]][i#] [p.]

depend on, lean on, rely on, make use of a person's influence

靠,仗

• Khøx yn lauxpe ee sex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khøx yn lau'pe ee sex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  shelter himself under his father's influence
  仗他父親的勢力。

• khøx y u cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøx y u cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make use of his financial influence
  靠他有錢

na u [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: na u [[...]][i#] [p.]

if there is..., if one has...

若有,假如有

• Na u eeng, tiøh laai chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u eeng, tiøh laai chid'thøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When (ever) you are free, come to see me.
  若有空,得來玩。

• Y na u cvii, ciu khix lym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na u cvii, ciu khix lym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Whenever he has some money, he goes to drink.
  他假如有錢,就去喝酒。

niuu jip uii zhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niuu jip uii zhud [[...]][i#] [p.]

regulate expenses according to income

量入為出

• Cvii na exhiao niuu jip uii zhud lorng ma iong u kaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii na e'hiao niuu jip uii zhud lorng ma iong u kaux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you know how to regulate expenses according to your income, your money will be enough to go around.
  錢如果會量入為出都夠用。

sex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex [[...]][i#] [p.]

power, influence, authority, strength, aspect, circumstances, condition

勢

• hengsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  situation, state of affairs, outlook, prospect
  形勢

• høfsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  suitable, convenient, all right, proper
  方便,安適

• khørsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøx'sex; khøx'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  depend on one's or another's position (influence, connection)
  仗勢,倚勢,自負,大意

• koansex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaan'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  authority, power
  權勢

• sisex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  trend of the age, the times
  時勢

• tøexsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: te'sex; tøe'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  natural features, the lay of the land
  地勢

• u cvii u sex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u cvii u sex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  possessing wealth and influence
  有錢有勢

thaythør? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thae'thør? [[...]][i#] [p.]

how... ever...?

豈有?那有?

• Goar thaythør u hiaq ze cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar thae'thør u hiaq ze cvii? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How in the world would I have that much money?
  我那有那麼多錢?

tngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngx; (toxng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

pawn, to leave as in security

當,典當

• theqkhix tngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theh'khix tngx [[...]][i#] [p.]
  put a thing a pawn, put in hock
  拿去當

• U cvii svatngx lym, bøo cvii tngx svaf lym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii svaf'tngx lym, bøo cvii tngx svaf lym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When he has money, he drinks at three meals, when he has no money, he pawns his clothing and drinks
  有錢三餐喝(酒),無錢當衣服喝(酒)。

u cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]

have money, be wealthy, rich

有錢

• uxcvilaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'cvii'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  wealthy man
  富翁

• U cvii `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Have you any money? Is there any money?
  有錢嗎?

• U cvii zhutcvii, u lat zhutlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii zhud'cvii, u lat zhud'lat. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have money, give money. If you have strength, give your strength. — Give what you can.
  有錢出錢,有力出力

• Uxcvii hoaq zuie e kientaxng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'cvii hoaq zuie e kiefn'taxng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have money, you can call water to become hard. — Money talks. Anything can be done with money.
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have money, you can hire the devil to grind rice. — Money makes everything possible.
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

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