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🗣 Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax laang ix. 🗣 (u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang ix.) 上山看山勢，入門看人意。 [wt][mo] Tsiūnn-suann khuànn suann-sì, ji̍p-mn̂g khuànn lâng ì. [#]

1. () || 上山要觀察山勢，進門要觀察主人心意。指做人要隨時注意環境的變化，懂得察顏觀色，行事才能合宜。

🗣le: Siok'gie korng, “Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang ix.” Larn na khix laang taw paix'horng, tø aix khvoax zuo'laang ee sym'ix, laang na teq bøo'eeng, iah'si beq hiøq'khuxn, tø aix køx'sii. 🗣 (俗語講：「上山看山勢，入門看人意。」咱若去人兜拜訪，就愛看主人的心意，人若咧無閒，抑是欲歇睏，就愛告辭。) (俗語說：「上山就要觀察山勢而行，入門要看人家的心意而行。」我們若去拜訪人家，就要觀察主人的心意，人家如果正在忙碌，或是想要休息，就應該告辭。)

🗣le: U ee thuy'siaw'oaan sit'zai m bad “cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang ix” ee tø'lie, laang tngf'teq bøo'eeng zøx'sefng'lie, ciaq beq laai thuy'siaw mih'kvia, khaq'kef ma ho laang ki'zoat. 🗣 (有的推銷員實在毋捌「上山看山勢，入門看人意」的道理，人當咧無閒做生理，才欲來推銷物件，較加嘛予人拒絕。) (有的推銷員實在不懂「上山要觀察山勢，進門要察人心意」的道理，人家正在忙著做生意，還來推銷東西，難怪會被人家拒絕。)
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cviuxsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'svoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend a mountain, go ashore (archaic)

上山

• Cviuxsvoaf ia cit jit, løqhae ia cit jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf ia cit jit, løh'hae ia cit jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)
  上山也一天,下海也一天,慢慢來,不用急。

• Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax lang'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang'ix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Be aware of the wishes of your host. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (Lit. In climbing a mountain, look at the mountain contours, if you enter a person's home, consider his feelings.)
  見風轉舵,入鄉隨俗。

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