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Chitgøeqpvoax ah'ar, m zay syoah. 🗣 (u: Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar, m zay sie'oah. Chid'gøeh'pvoax aq'ar, m zay sie'oah.) 七月半鴨仔，毋知死活。 [wt][mo] Tshit-gue̍h-puànn ah-á, m̄ tsai sí-ua̍h. [#]

1. () || 七月半的鴨子，不知死活。七月半指農曆7月15日，也就是「中元普渡」，為臺灣民間信仰祭拜孤魂野鬼的日子。民間信仰中雞是祭神的供品，拜鬼只能用鴨子，故有此說。形容人沒有憂患意識，不知大難臨頭。

🗣le: Sii'ky bøo hør, tak'kef lorng kviaf e khix ho laang thaai'thaau, m kvar zherng'kar, zorng`si ma u laang “chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar, m zay sie'oah”, køq kvar zherng'kar zherng pvoax køx goeh khix kog'goa chid'thøo. (時機無好，逐家攏驚會去予人刣頭，毋敢請假，總是嘛有人「七月半鴨仔，毋知死活」，閣敢請假請半個月去國外𨑨迌。) (景氣不好，大家都怕被裁員，不敢請假，不過也有人像是「七月半的鴨子，不知死活」，還敢請假半個月去國外旅遊。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Tuo'tiøh cid khoarn tai'cix, kiøx yn kuy'kef'khao'ar beq arn'zvoar sefng'oah`løh'khix? 拄著這款代誌，叫𪜶規家口仔欲按怎生活落去？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

遇到這種事情，叫他們一家人要怎麼生存下去？

🗣u: Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar, m zay sie'oah. 七月半鴨仔，毋知死活。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

一般人在農曆七月半普渡的時候，大多以鴨子來當作牲禮祭拜亡魂。所以這句話是比喻大禍臨頭，不知死活。

🗣u: Hid ee zaf'bor girn'ar karm iao oah'hoe? 彼个查某囡仔敢猶活會？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

那個女孩還未婚嗎？

🗣u: Y khvoax tiøh oah'thiaux'thiaux, cit'tiarm'ar tøf bøo seeng phoax'pve ee laang. 伊看著活跳跳，一點仔都無成破病的人。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他看起來活蹦亂跳的，一點也不像病人。

🗣u: Zorng'thorng'huo thaau'zeeng ee korng'tviuu u khexng'ciog oah'tang, six'khof'uii'ar kuie'na tiaau lo lorng e zah'lo. 總統府頭前的廣場有慶祝活動，四箍圍仔幾若條路攏會閘路。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

總統府前的廣場有慶祝活動，四周有好幾條路都會封路。

🗣u: Y cit ee zaf'bor'laang chi nng ee girn'ar, suy'jieen kafn'khor, sefng'oah iao e'tid'koex. 伊一个查某人飼兩个囡仔，雖然艱苦，生活猶會得過。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他一個女人養育兩個小孩，雖然艱辛，生活還過得去。

🗣u: AF'hog cirm`ar ee hau'svef lorng zhoa'bor svef'kviar`aq, lau'afng koex'syn liao'au, hau'svef syn'pu suii'laang bøo'eeng su'giap, kox girn'ar, y soaq tiøh kaf'ki cit ee laang sefng'oah, cyn'cviax si “zap kviar zap syn'pu, zhwn cit ee lau koar'hu”. 阿福嬸仔的後生攏娶某生囝矣，老翁過身了後，後生新婦隨人無閒事業、顧囡仔，伊煞著家己一个人生活，真正是「十囝十新婦，賰一个老寡婦」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

阿福嬸的兒子都娶老婆生小孩了，老伴去世以後，兒子媳婦各自忙事業、顧小孩，他卻得自己一個人生活，真的是「兒女多不是福」。

🗣u: AF'mar cyn zay “hør zhaan'te pud'juu hør zuo'te” ee tø'lie, ie'zar ee sefng'oah suy'jieen khaq kafn'laan, y iw'goaan kiefn'chii ho muie cit ee girn'ar lorng u siu kaux'iok ee ky'hoe, sit'zai cviaa bøo karn'tafn. 阿媽真知「好田地不如好子弟」的道理，以早的生活雖然較艱難，伊猶原堅持予每一个囡仔攏有受教育的機會，實在誠無簡單。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

奶奶很了解「家有千頃田，不如子孫賢」的道理，以前的生活雖然比較艱辛困難，他仍然堅持讓每個孩子都有受教育的機會，真的是很不簡單。

🗣u: Ek'kefng'ar ee zuie'tø'thaau teq lau zuie, goarn siefn buo tøf be hør'sex, kied'kiok goarn af'paq giah oah'parn'ar ka sør ho aan, cit'e'chiuo tø hør'sex'liw'liw, u'viar si “ciah tiøh iøh, zhvef'zhao cit hiøh; ciah m'tiøh iøh, jiin'sym cit ciøh”. 浴間仔的水道頭咧漏水，阮仙舞都袂好勢，結局阮阿爸攑活扳仔共鎖予絚，一下手就好勢溜溜，有影是「食著藥，青草一葉；食毋著藥，人參一石」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

浴室的水龍頭漏水，我們怎麼修理都沒用。結果我爸爸拿活動板手將它鎖緊，三兩下就搞定，正所謂「做事掌握關鍵，方能達到事半功倍之效」。

🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Kafn'khor thaau, khvuix'oah boea.” AF'hoad zu kog'siør zhud'giap liao'au tø toex laang khix zøx thoo'zuie, kud'lat thaxn'cvii laai chi kuy'kef'hoea'ar, thvy'kofng'peq`ar ia cyn thviax'siøq`y, ho y zhoa'tiøh goan'ix zøx'hoea phaq'pviax ee suie bor, køq tah'tiøh hør sii'ky kaq laang hap'kor khie'zhux thaxn'tiøh cvii, nng ee girn'ar ma cyn iuo'haux køq u zaai'zeeng, ho y urn'sym'ar thee'zar thex'hiw, kaq yn khafn'chiuo taux'tin khix iuu'safn'oarn'suie. 俗語講：「艱苦頭，快活尾。」阿發自國小出業了後就綴人去做塗水，骨力趁錢來飼規家伙仔，天公伯仔也真疼惜伊，予伊娶著願意做伙拍拚的媠某，閣踏著好時機佮人合股起厝趁著錢，兩个囡仔嘛真有孝閣有才情，予伊穩心仔提早退休，佮𪜶牽手鬥陣去遊山玩水。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

俗諺說：「含淚播種，歡笑收割。」阿發從國小畢業後就跟著別人去做泥水匠，賣力賺錢養一家人，老天爺也很疼愛他，讓他娶到願意一起努力的美嬌娘，又遇上景氣好跟人合建公寓賺到錢，兩個小孩很孝順又有才華，讓他安心提早退休，和妻子一同去遊山玩水。

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

duck, drake

鴨子

• Chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzay sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh'pvoax'aq'ar m'zay sie.; Chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay sie.; (Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar m zay sie'oah.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unaware of impending calamity (Refers to a duck in the middle of the seventh month, when ducks are usually offered to the spirits of the dead, yet do not know enough to fear death. — Similar to a turkey just before Thanksgiving), used to scold someone who is without fear in spite of impending calamity (Lit. On fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the duck does not know it is soon be slaughtered to be eaten during the feast.)
  危在旦夕,還不知。

• ah'afzhuix borng løf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar'zhuix borng løf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make an attempt or ask a favor with very small hope of success but may just as well make the attempt (like a duck's bill dabbling about in the air while eating)
  姑妄要求

• ah'ar thviaf luii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar thviaf luii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hear what someone says but cannot understand (like a duck hearing thunder not knowing what all the noise is about)
  鴨子聽打雷,聽不懂

• ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  flat footed clumsily gaited person (Lit. sole of a duck's foot), a man whose foot is very broad and flat at the instep instead of having the usual concave)
  平板腳

bagsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'siin [[...]][i#] [p.]

expression of the eyes, luster or brightness of the eyes

眼神

• Hid ef gyn'ar bagsiin cyn oah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ef girn'ar bak'siin cyn oah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The expression in that kid's eyes is very bright.
  那個孩子眼神靈活。

• bagsiin oaqtang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'siin oah'tang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes full of fire, intelligence, and animation
  眼神靈活

oaqtauh'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oah'tauq'ar; (oah'kuie'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

steel trap

捕獸器

• Iong oaqtauh'ar tngf niawchie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iong oah'tauq'ar tngf niao'chie; Iong oah'tauq'ar tngf niao'chie/zhuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  use a steel box trap to catch a mouse
  用捕鼠器抓老鼠。

u: oah'ar 活仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0140] [#42993]

南部魚塭e5試育池 。 <>

u: oah'kuie'ar 活鬼仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0142] [#43024]

< 張 ∼∼∼ ＝ 裝設自動設備 。 ＝ [ 活鬼 ] 。 >

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