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🗣 thaukhahtoaxsyn 🗣 (u: thaau'khaq'toa'syn) 頭較大身 [wt][mo] thâu-khah-tuā-sin [#]
1. (Exp) || 頭部比身軀大。本末倒置。比喻次要的事情比主要的事情還要花費更多的心力、金錢等。
🗣le: Goar bea cit ky chiuo'ky'ar peq'zhefng, soaq tiøh khay ban'ji khof khix siw'lie, cyn'cviax si thaau'khaq'toa'syn. 🗣 (我買一支手機仔八千,煞著開萬二箍去修理,真正是頭較大身。) (我買一支手機八千,卻得花一萬二去修理,真的是本末倒置。)
2. (Exp) || 比喻事情反而變得更麻煩,難以收拾。
🗣le: Cid kvia tai'cix ho y buo kaq arn'nef, u'viar si thaau'khaq'toa'syn, phvae siw'boea`oq! 🗣 (這件代誌予伊舞甲按呢,有影是頭較大身,歹收尾喔!) (這件事情給他弄成這樣子,真是越理越亂,難以收拾啊!)
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