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bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• Cyciaqee na bextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie. Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
  廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

• In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe. Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
  因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

chiuxthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

stump, trunk

樹頭

• Ciah koefcie tiøqaix paix chiuxthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah koea'cie tiøh'aix paix chiu'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When you eat the fruit you must worship the tree. When drinking water, give a thought to the fountain.
  要吃果子就得拜樹頭,飲水思源。

• Chiuxthaau khia ho zai, mxkviaf chiuxboea zøx hongthay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'boea zøx hofng'thay. Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'bøea zøx hofng'thay. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the tree trunk is firm, there is no need for the branches to fear a typhoon.
  不做虧心事, 不怕半夜鬼敲門。

Ciah køefcie bøo paix chiuxthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah koea'cie bøo paix chiu'thaau. Ciah køea'cie bøo paix chiu'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]

ungrateful to the benefactors

吃果子沒拜樹頭,忘本。

kirmcie ciaqhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kixm'cie ciah'hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]

No smoking!

禁止吸煙

køefcie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koea'cie køea'cie (kea'cie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

fruit

水果

• ciah køefcie bøo paix chiuxthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah koea'cie bøo paix chiu'thaau ciah køea'cie bøo paix chiu'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ungrateful, be forgetful of all favors one has been given
  吃果子沒拜樹頭,忘本

toex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toex tøex (tex) [[...]][i#] [p.]

follow, follow after, imitate (a person's example)

跟,隨,仿效

• kintøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'toex kyn/kwn'tøex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  follows, an attendant
  跟隨

• siøtoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'toex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  mutually following, follow each other
  相隨

• toex kef poef, toex kao zao, toex khitciah kvoa kacie zao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toex kef poef, toex kao zao, toex khid'ciah kvoa kaf'cie zao tøex køef pøef, tøex kao zao, tøex khid'ciah kvoa kaf'cie zao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  said of a wife should share her husband's lot whatever it be
  嫁雞隨雞,嫁狗隨狗

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