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Køex kiøo khaq zøe lie kvialo, ciah iaam khaq zøe lie ciah bie. 🗣 (u: Køex kiøo khaq zøe lie kviaa'lo, ciah iaam khaq zøe lie ciah bie.) 過橋較濟你行路，食鹽較濟你食米。 [wt][mo] Kuè kiô khah tsē lí kiânn-lōo, tsia̍h iâm khah tsē lí tsia̍h bí. [#]

1. () || 用來自誇經驗豐富，倚老賣老。

tonggi: ; s'tuix:

hogku [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hok'ku [[...]][i#] [p.]

return to the past, to restore it like it was before

復古

• U kae cyn ze, mxkuo u laang korng aix hogku khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U kae cyn ze, m'kuo u laang korng aix hok'ku khaq hør.; U kae cyn zøe, m'kuo u laang korng aix hok'ku khaq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was changed very much but people say that it was better before.
  有改很多,不過有人說要復古比較好。

ittid-itsid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'tid'id'sid; id'tid-id'sid [[...]][i#] [p.]

gain here, a loss there, win some, lose some

一得一失

• Extaxng iong khahkuo ee miqkvia aix zhud khahze cvii sofie si ittit'itsid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'taxng iong khaq'kuo ee mih'kvia aix zhud khaq'ze cvii sor'ie si id'tid'id'sid.; Øe'taxng iong khaq'kuo ee mih'kvia aix zhud khaq'zøe cvii sor'ie si id'tid'id'sid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you buy things that last longer they are more expensive, so you gain a good thing but have to part with more money.
  可以耐久的東西,但要付出多一點錢,所以是一得一失

køeakiøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'kiøo; køex'kiøo [[...]][i#] [p.]

go across a bridge

過橋

• Goar koeakiøo khaq ze lie kvialo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar koex'kiøo khaq ze lie kviaa'lo.; Goar køex'kiøo khaq zøe lie kviaa'lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The frequency of my crossing a bridge is more than your walking. — I have much more experience than you.
  我過的橋比你走的路還多。

oe khahzøe niaumngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe khaq ze niaw'mngg; oe khaq'zøe niaw'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

overly fond of talking or complaining (Lit. His words are more numerous than a cat's hair.)

話比貓毛還多,喋喋不休。

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