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Ze kviar gøxsie pe, ze simpu gøxsie ta'kef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ze kviar gø'sie pe, ze sym'pu gø'sie taf'kef. [[...]][i#] [p.]

too many workers, nothing gets done (Lit. When there are many children the father starves to death, when there are many daughters in law the mother in law starves to death.)

兒子多餓死父親,媳婦多餓死婆婆。

Kirn pharng bøo hør sef, kirn kex bøo hør ta'kef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kirn pharng bøo hør sef, kirn kex bøo hør taf'kef. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Haste makes waste. (Lit. If you spin thread quickly on the spinning machine you won't have a good yarn, if you marry a husband quickly you won't have a good mother-in-law.)

快紡無好紗,快嫁無好婆婆(欲速則不達,弄巧成拙)

gvofgek ta'ke'kvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gvor'gek taf'kef'kvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

disobedient to one's father-in-law and mother-in-law

忤逆公婆

padlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

different person, another man, others, outsiders, people who do not belong to one's own circle, organization or family

別人

• padlaang ee kviar sie be liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang ee kviar sie be liao Pat'laang ee kviar sie bøe liao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pay no attention to the death of other's children — Have no consideration for others
  別人的孩子死不完,不管他人死活,別人的桌上挾肉餵婆婆

• padlaang ee tøhterng gveq baq chi ta'kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang ee tøq'terng gveq baq chi taf'kef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When invited out be very polite in inviting mother-in-law to eat up Show one's generosity with others' resources
  慷他人之慨

ta'kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taf'kef [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother-in-law, husband's mother

婆婆

• ta'kef khoftok simpu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taf'kef khor'tok sym'pu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  mother-in-law too hard on the daughter-in-law
  婆婆虐待媳婦

• Ta'kef u zhuix, simpu bøo zhuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taf'kef u zhuix, sym'pu bøo zhuix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The mother-in-law has the last say in everything, but the daughter-in-law has a say in nothing.
  婆婆有嘴,媳婦無嘴,媳婦總要聽命於婆婆。

ta'ke'kvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taf'kef'kvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

husband's parents

公婆

ta'kef simpu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taf'kef sym'pu [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother-in-law and daughter-in-law

婆媳

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