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zhefng'afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'afn [[...]][i#] [p.]

inquire after a person's health, pay one's respect to

請安

• Chviar lie thex goar ka taixkef zhefng'afn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie thex goar ka tai'kef zherng'afn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Please give my best regards to everyone.
  請代我向大家請安(問好)。

• Cyn kuo bøo laai ka lie zhefng'afn, cyn sitlea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn kuo bøo laai ka lie zherng'afn, cyn sid'lea. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Excuse me for my neglecting to call on you for a long time.
  很久沒來向你請安了,很對不起。

zhozhaix pøqciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'zhaix pøh'ciuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

ordinary food and weak wine

粗菜淡酒

• Eng zhozhaix pøqciuo chviar lie, cyn sitlea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng zhof'zhaix pøh'ciuo chviar lie, cyn sid'lea. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  polite words expressed by the host making an excuse for the food not being good enough for the guest (Lit. Please excuse me for giving you bad vegetables to eat and thin wine to drink.)
  用粗菜淡酒請你,真失禮。

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