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thoaboaa 🗣 (u: thoaf'boaa) 拖磨 [wt][mo] thua-buâ [D]

1. (V) || 辛苦操勞。

1: Y tvia'tvia korng kaf'ki phvae'mia, aix thoaf'boaa cit'six'laang. (伊定定講家己歹命，愛拖磨一世人。) (他常常說自己命苦，必須要辛苦勞碌一輩子。)

tonggi: 折磨; s'tuix:

Zøx guu tiøh thoaf, zørlaang tiøh boaa./Zøex guu tiøh thoaf, zøealaang tiøh boaa. 🗣 (u: Zøx/Zøex guu tiøh thoaf, zøx/zøex'laang tiøh boaa.) 做牛著拖，做人著磨。 [wt][mo] Tsò gû tio̍h thua, tsò-lâng tio̍h buâ. [D]

1. () || 比喻做人本來就要勞苦，就像做牛就要拖犁、拖車一樣。

tonggi: ; s'tuix:

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