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🗣 Søeahaxn thaw barn puu, toaxhaxn thaw khafn guu. 🗣 (u: Sex'haxn thaw barn puu, toa'haxn thaw khafn guu. Søex'haxn thaw barn puu, toa'haxn thaw khafn guu.) 細漢偷挽匏，大漢偷牽牛。 [wt][mo] Sè-hàn thau bán pû, tuā-hàn thau khan gû. [#]

1. () || 小時候偷摘匏瓜，長大偷牽牛隻。指一味縱容小孩的錯誤行為，反而會使其積惡成習，長大後會變本加厲。

🗣le: (u: Girn'ar zu sex'haxn tiøh'aix hør'hør'ar ka kax'si, na'bøo “sex'haxn thaw barn puu, toa'haxn thaw khafn guu”, thexng'hau y toa'haxn hoan giaam'tiong ee zhøx'go ciaq beq laai kax, tø ie'kefng be'hux`aq.) 🗣 (囡仔自細漢著愛好好仔共教示，若無「細漢偷挽匏，大漢偷牽牛」，聽候伊大漢犯嚴重的錯誤才欲來教，就已經袂赴矣。) (小孩子從小就要好好地教育他，要不然「小時候偷摘匏瓜，長大偷牽牛隻」，等到他長大犯了嚴重錯誤再來教育他，就為時已晚了。)
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🗣u: Girn'ar zu sex'haxn tiøh'aix hør'hør'ar ka kax'si, na'bøo “sex'haxn thaw barn puu, toa'haxn thaw khafn guu”, thexng'hau y toa'haxn hoan giaam'tiong ee zhøx'go ciaq beq laai kax, tø ie'kefng be'hux`aq. 囡仔自細漢著愛好好仔共教示，若無「細漢偷挽匏，大漢偷牽牛」，聽候伊大漢犯嚴重的錯誤才欲來教，就已經袂赴矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

小孩子從小就要好好地教育他，要不然「小時候偷摘匏瓜，長大偷牽牛隻」，等到他長大犯了嚴重錯誤再來教育他，就為時已晚了。

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

sweet, pleasant, willingly

甘,甘心,捨得

• Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Are you really willing to give that dog to somebody else?
  那隻狗你捨得給人嗎?

• Hid ee gyn'ar hiaq seahaxn, lie kafm ho y ka'ti cit ee khix Bykog, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar hiaq sex'haxn, lie kafm ho y kaf'ti cit ee khix Bie'kog, si `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That child is so small, are you willing to let him go to the States alone?
  你捨得讓他一個人去美國嗎?

• Goar cid ciaq niauafkviar mxkafm ho laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cid ciaq niaw'ar'kviar m'kafm ho laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am unwilling to give this kitten to somebody.
  我這隻小貓捨不得給人。

• Goar ee thihbea ho laang thaukhafn khix, cyn mxkafm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee thiq'bea ho laang thaw'khafn khix, cyn m'kafm. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I got my bicycle stolen, I am still attached to it.
  我的自行車被偷了,實在很捨不得。

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

type of gourd, bottle gourd, calabash

匏

• holoo-puu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'loo'puu; hoo'loo-puu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  type of gourd much larger at one end
  葫蘆匏

• Seahaxn thaubarn puu, toaxhaxn thaukhafn guu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu.; Søex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If a child gets into the habit of stealing trifles, he will steal big things when he grows up.
  小時偷雞摸狗,大時殺人放火。

søeahaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn; søex'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

short or small (in stature), in childhood

矮小,年少

• seahaxn ee sii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn ee sii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When one was a child
  小的時候

• Seahaxn thaubarn puu, toaxhaxn thaukhafn guu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu.; Søex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If as a child you steal gourds, as an adult, you'll steal cows. — as the twig is bent, so grows the tree
  小時偷雞摸狗,大時殺人放火。

thaukhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

steal (a cow or horse)

偷牽

u: thaw'khafn(-khix) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.279]

V : lead (sthg) away, steal

偷牽去

u: thaw'khafn 偷牽 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0027] [#59689]

偷盜牛 、 羊 、 馬等 。 <∼∼ 牛 。 >

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