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🗣 Jinzeeng laau cit svoax, jidau hør siøkhvoax./Jinzeeng laau cit svoax, jidau hør svakhvoax. 🗣 (u: Jiin'zeeng laau cit svoax, jit'au hør siøf/svaf'khvoax.) 人情留一線，日後好相看。 [wt][mo] Jîn-tsîng lâu tsi̍t suànn, ji̍t-āu hó sio-khuànn. [#]

1. () || 對別人留個情面，以後見面才好相處。意謂與人為善，凡事多留餘地，未來相處才不至於難堪。

🗣le: Ban'hang tai'cix larn tø'sngx khix ti sym'kvoaf'lai, ma aix chiøx'chiøx hoee laang lea, laang korng, “Jiin'zeeng laau cit svoax, jit'au hør siøf'khvoax.” Au'jit'ar bøo teg'khag larn ma tiøh'aix kiuu`laang. 🗣 (萬項代誌咱就算氣佇心肝內，嘛愛笑笑回人禮，人講：「人情留一線，日後好相看。」後日仔無的確咱嘛著愛求人。) (凡事我們即使氣在心裡，也要笑顏迎人，俗話說：「對別人留個情面，以後見面才好相處。」日後說不定我們也得求別人。)
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🗣 laau 🗣 (u: laau) 留^p [wt][mo] lâu [#]

1. (V) to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to retain; to save || 保存。

🗣le: Lie ee png'zhaix goar u ka lie laau`leq. 🗣 (你的飯菜我有共你留咧。) (我幫你留了一份飯菜。)

2. (V) || 停留。

🗣le: laau tiaxm ciaf 🗣 (留踮遮) (停留在這裡)

3. (V) to allow to grow || 蓄留。

🗣le: Thaau'mngg laau tngg'tngg, khiam'cvii ciah thoo'tau'thngg. 🗣 (頭毛留長長，儉錢食塗豆糖。) (頭髮留那麼長還不剪，莫非是想把錢省下來買花生糖吃。)
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