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Searched Maryknoll for u:thaw u:liah, found 7,
liah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liah [[...]][i#] [p.]
seize, to hunt, to catch, to arrest, apprehend, to regard or consider as... a span length, to measure by spans
捕,捉
mef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mef; mef/my; (my) [[...]][i#] [p.]
handful of (rice, sugar, salt, sand), take up a handful of
把,抓
thauliah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'liah [[...]][i#] [p.]
seize or catch secretly
偷捉
Thauliah køef ia tiøh cidpea bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaw'liah kef ia tiøh cit pea bie.; Thaw'liah køef ia tiøh cit pea bie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
You have to prime the pump. To do business you need capital. (Lit. To steal chickens you need a handful of rice.)
偷雞也得一把米。