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🗣 Kvoaimngg tiøh zhvoax, kofng'oe tiøh khvoax. 🗣 (u: Kvoay'mngg tiøh zhvoax, korng'oe tiøh khvoax.) 關門著閂，講話著看。 [wt][mo] Kuainn-mn̂g tio̍h tshuànn, kóng-uē tio̍h khuànn. [#]

1. () || 關門時要插上門閂，說話要看場合與時機。勸人說話要看時機，不要因一時大意而造成難以收拾的局面。

🗣le: Laang korng, “Kvoay'mngg tiøh zhvoax, korng'oe tiøh khvoax.” Larn korng'oe tiøh'aix sex'ji cym'ciog, ciaq be bøo'tviw'bøo'tii khix ka laang teg'sid`tiøh. 🗣 (人講：「關門著閂，講話著看。」咱講話著愛細膩斟酌，才袂無張無持去共人得失著。) (人家說：「關門要上門栓，說話要看場合。」我們說話要小心謹慎，才不會一不小心得罪到人。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Goar tvaf'ar jip'mngg, tien'oe tø laai`aq. 我今仔入門，電話就來矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我剛進門，電話就來了。

🗣u: Y biq ti mngg'au teq thaw thviaf laang korng'oe. 伊覕佇門後咧偷聽人講話。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他躲在門後偷聽別人的話。

🗣u: Hid khof m'cviaa'kviar iu'køq laai zaf'bor sog'siax mngg'khao khia'oe'pefng`aq. 彼箍毋成囝又閣來查某宿舍門口徛衛兵矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

那個小混混又來女生宿舍門口站衛兵了。

🗣u: Y beq zhud'mngg khix zøx'kafng, soaq liim'sii ciab'tiøh tien'oe, kviaa'be'khuy'khaf. 伊欲出門去做工，煞臨時接著電話，行袂開跤。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他要出門去做工，卻臨時接到電話，無法說走就走。

🗣u: Laang korng, “Kvoay'mngg tiøh zhvoax, korng'oe tiøh khvoax.” Larn korng'oe tiøh'aix sex'ji cym'ciog, ciaq be bøo'tviw'bøo'tii khix ka laang teg'sid`tiøh. 人講：「關門著閂，講話著看。」咱講話著愛細膩斟酌，才袂無張無持去共人得失著。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

人家說：「關門要上門栓，說話要看場合。」我們說話要小心謹慎，才不會一不小心得罪到人。

bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• Zwciah`ee na bøextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie.; Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
  廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

• In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe.; Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
  因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

Høfoe pud zhud mngg, phvayoe thoaan chienlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'oe pud zhud mngg, phvae'oe thoaan chiefn'lie [[...]][i#] [p.]

Good news no one hears about but bad news travels thousands of miles.

好話不出門,壞話傳千里。

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。

u: aang'mngg'oe 紅毛話 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0036] [#916]

西洋語 。 <>

u: oe'mngg 話門 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0157] [#43474]

話語e5長短 。 <∼∼ 猶長 ; ∼∼ 短 -- e5人 。 >

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