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Sikoef oar toa peeng. 🗣 (u: Sy'koef oar toa peeng.) 西瓜倚大爿。 [wt][mo] Si-kue uá tuā pîng. [#]

1. () || 西瓜哪邊比較大就靠向那邊。意指人看哪一邊得勢，就向那邊，形容人趨炎附勢。

🗣le: Larn zøx'laang aix u zuo'kiexn, u zexng'gi'karm, na kafn'naf e'hiao “sy'koef oar toa'peeng”, zar'ban e ho laang khvoax bøo bak'te. (咱做人愛有主見、有正義感，若干焦會曉「西瓜倚大爿」，早慢會予人看無目地。) (我們為人要有主見、有正義感，要是只會「趨炎附勢」，早晚會被人瞧不起。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Lie køq e'hiao sy'koef oar toa'peeng, zay'viar beq toex goarn kviaa. 你閣會曉西瓜倚大爿，知影欲綴阮行。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你還會見風轉舵，知道要跟著我們走。

🗣u: Sy'koef oar toa'peeng. 西瓜倚大爿。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

看哪一邊西瓜大就靠向哪一邊。指人通常會靠向勢力大的一邊。

🗣u: Sy'koef oar toa'peeng. 西瓜倚大爿。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

挑西瓜挑大的那一半。引申作人為了眼前的利益，甘願放棄原則，而採取附和的態度。

oar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oar; (ie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

lean upon, rely or depend upon, incline to, come near, join or attach one's self to

倚,依,近,靠

• i'oar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'oar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  rely upon, to trust
  依靠

• khaq-oar`laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq oar'laai; khaq-oar`laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  come nearer
  靠近點

• sikoef oar toaxpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sy'koef oar toa'peeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  like to follow the stronger side
  扶強棄弱,勢利眼

• siø'oar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'oar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lean on or draw near one another, be very close (e.g., two places)
  相鄰近,相靠

sikoef oar toaxpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sy'koef oar toa'peeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

people like the larger half of a watermelon — favor the winning side, be on the stronger side

趨炎附勢,勢利眼

toaxpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'peeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

side of honor, the right hand side, the larger half

大邊

• sikoef oar toaxpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sy'koef oar toa'peeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  people like to favor the strong side (Lit. larger half of a melon)
  趨炎附勢,勢力眼

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