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🗣 Høfkviar mxbiern zøe, zøe kviar gøxsie pe. 🗣 (u: Hør'kviar m'biern ze, ze kviar gø'sie pe. Hør'kviar m'biern zøe, zøe kviar gø'sie pe.) 好囝毋免濟，濟囝餓死爸。 [wt][mo] Hó-kiánn m̄-bián tsē, tsē kiánn gō-sí pē. [#]

1. () || 好兒子不必多，兒子多了徒增父母的負擔。比喻出色的孩子不必多，能孝順父母者最為重要。

🗣le: (u: AF'peq khiam'tngg'neq'to ka y hid tin kviar liap toa'haxn, tvaf suii'ee'ar ma lorng cviaa zaai'zeeng, m'køq soaq bøo kaq pvoax ee beq ka y iuo'haux, ho y pud'sii tøf teq oaxn'thaxn korng, “Hør kviar m'biern ze, ze kviar gø'sie pe.” Zar na zay, tofng'zhef'sii tø maix khay hiaq'ni ze cvii laai zay'poee`yn.) 🗣 (阿伯儉腸凹肚共伊彼陣囝捏大漢，今隨个仔嘛攏誠才情，毋過煞無甲半个欲共伊有孝，予伊不時都咧怨嘆講：「好囝毋免濟，濟囝餓死爸。」早若知，當初時就莫開遐爾濟錢來栽培𪜶。) (伯父省吃儉用拉拔那群小孩長大，現在各個也都很成功，不過卻沒人肯孝順他，讓他不時感嘆：「小孩不必多，能孝順父母最重要。」早知如此，當初就不要花大錢栽培他們了。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 høfsie 🗣 (u: hør'sie) 好死 [wt][mo] hó-sí [#]

1. (Adj) || 壽終正寢。形容人享盡天年，在家中自然死亡。

🗣le: (u: Lie na køq uii'huy'sarm'zøx, pat'jit'ar lie tø e bøo hør'sie.) 🗣 (你若閣為非糝做，別日仔你就會無好死。) (你如果再胡作非為，總有一天會不得好死。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 høfsy'mxsie 🗣 (u: hør'sie'm'sie) 好死毋死 [wt][mo] hó-sí-m̄-sí [#]

1. (Exp) || 不巧、碰巧。通常指倒楣的事。

🗣le: (u: Y siong'pafn sii'kafn zao zhud'khix mof'huy, hør'sie'm'sie khix ho thaau'kef zafng`tiøh.) 🗣 (伊上班時間走出去摸飛，好死毋死去予頭家㨑著。) (他上班時間跑出去摸魚，好死不死的給老板逮個正著。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Hør'kviar m'biern ze, ze kviar gø'sie pe. 好囝毋免濟，濟囝餓死爸。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

好孩子不需多，孩子多了，如果互相推託不奉養，反而讓父親餓死。比喻小孩不必多，能孝順父母最重要。

🗣u: Y siong'pafn sii'kafn zao zhud'khix mof'huy, hør'sie'm'sie khix ho thaau'kef zafng`tiøh. 伊上班時間走出去摸飛，好死毋死去予頭家㨑著。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他上班時間跑出去摸魚，好死不死的給老板逮個正著。

🗣u: Sii'ky bøo hør, tak'kef lorng kviaf e khix ho laang thaai'thaau, m kvar zherng'kar, zorng`si ma u laang “chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar, m zay sie'oah”, køq kvar zherng'kar zherng pvoax køx goeh khix kog'goa chid'thøo. 時機無好，逐家攏驚會去予人刣頭，毋敢請假，總是嘛有人「七月半鴨仔，毋知死活」，閣敢請假請半個月去國外𨑨迌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

景氣不好，大家都怕被裁員，不敢請假，不過也有人像是「七月半的鴨子，不知死活」，還敢請假半個月去國外旅遊。

🗣u: Cyn ze laang lorng korng, tarn'kaux seeng'kofng thaxn'toa'cvii, tø e'sae ho pe'buo koex hør jit'cie, m'køq m'thafng be'kix'tid “zai'svef cit liap tau, khaq viaa sie'liao paix ty'thaau”, peeng'sioong'sii khaq ciap tngr'laai ciaux'kox pe'buo khaq iaux'kirn. 真濟人攏講，等到成功趁大錢，就會使予爸母過好日子，毋過毋通袂記得「在生一粒豆，較贏死了拜豬頭」，平常時較捷轉來照顧爸母較要緊。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

很多人都說，等到成功賺大錢之後，就能讓父母過好日子，但別忘了「活著的時候吃兒女孝敬的一顆豆子，勝過去世的時候兒女用豬頭來祭拜」，平常多回來照顧父母比較重要。

🗣u: Y kiexn'na hør'khafng`ee tø kaf'ki bau, phvae'khafng`ee suii sag ho pat'laang, larn tiøh'aix khaq cym'ciog`leq, siefn tøf m'thafng kaq cid khoarn “sie tø'iuo, bøo sie piin'tø” ee peeng'iuo kaw'poee. 伊見若好空的就家己貿，歹空的隨捒予別人，咱著愛較斟酌咧，仙都毋通佮這款「死道友，無死貧道」的朋友交陪。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他每次有利可圖的就留給自己，無利可圖的就推給別人，咱們千萬不要和這種「會犧牲別人，成就自己」的朋友交往。

🗣u: Suy'jieen y iao'køq khiaxm lie cyn ze cvii, m'køq laang tøf ie'kefng sie`aq, “oaxn svef bøo oaxn sie”, lie tø zurn'tuo'hør`khix`aq`laq! 雖然伊猶閣欠你真濟錢，毋過人都已經死矣，「怨生無怨死」，你就準拄好去矣啦！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

雖然他還欠你大筆錢，但人都已經去世了，你倆之間的恩怨就「一死百了，一筆勾銷」，你就放下吧！

🗣u: Zøx tai'cix m'thafng zhvef'koong, beq arn'zvoar zøx khaq hør, sviu ho zhefng'zhør ciaq khay'sie cixn'heeng, yn'ui “tviw'tii bøo sih'purn”. 做代誌毋通生狂，欲按怎做較好，想予清楚才開始進行，因為「張持無蝕本」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

做事情不要慌張，怎麼做比較好，想清楚再開始進行，因為凡事「謹慎小心不會吃虧」。

bøtvia-bønii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvia'bøo'nii; bøo'tvia-bøo'nii [[...]][i#] [p.]

suddenly without reason

無緣無故,忽然

• Za'hngf tøf iao høfhør, kin'afjit bøtvia-bønii soaq sykhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'hngf tøf iao hør'hør, kyn'ar'jit bøo'tvia'bøo'nii soaq sie'khix.; Zaf'hngf tøf iao hør'hør, kyn'ar'jit bøo'tvia-bøo'nii soaq sie'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Yesterday he was okay, today he suddenly died.
  昨天還好好的,今天無緣無故忽然死了。

zafsie zafhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zar'sie zar'hør [[...]][i#] [p.]

the sooner dead the better (a curse)

早死早好

zaixsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'svef [[...]][i#] [p.]

be among the living, be living, be in the world, not dead

在世

• Zaixsvef ciah cit liap tau, khahhør syau haux ti'thaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'svef ciah cit liap tau, khaq'hør sie'au haux ty'thaau.; Zai'svef/svy ciah cit liap tau, khaq'hør sie'au haux ty'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's better to take care of parents while they are alive rather than make a show of being filial at their funeral. (Lit. Better to give parents one bean when living rather than to offer them a pig's head after they die.)
  在生吃一粒豆,勝過死後孝豬頭。父母在世時好好孝敬,比在身後才大事祭拜有意義。

• Zaixsvef m haux na'aau, syau ciaq haux kvoazha'thaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'svef m haux naa'aau, sie'au ciaq haux kvoaf'zhaa'thaau.; Zai'svef/svy m haux naa'aau, sie'au ciaq haux kvoaf'zhaa'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to pay respect to parents after they die after not taking care of them while they were living, unfilial
  父母在生不養,死後才想孝敬。

høfsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]

an easy death without pain or mental discomfort

好死,形容忽然間安詳地死去

lengkhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng'khør; (liong'khør) [[...]][i#] [p.]

rather, would rather, it is better, had better...

寧可,還是

• Na tiøh tau'haang, lengkhør sie khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na tiøh taau'haang, leeng'khør sie khaq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I would rather die than to surrender.
  如要投降,寧可一死。

• Lengkhør suisii khix khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Leeng'khør suii'sii khix khaq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You had better go at once.
  還是馬上去較好。

• Lengkhør sixn kii iuo, putkhør sixn kii buu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Leeng'khør sixn kii iuo, pud'khør sixn kii buu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is better to believe that it exists than that it does not.
  寧可信其有,不可信其無。

oasafbiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oaf'sar'biq [[...]][i#] [p.]

green eye watering mustard like condiment

山葵,芥末

• Sasy'miq aix uxn oasafbiq khaq hør ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Saf'sie'miq aix uxn oaf'sar'biq khaq hør ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Raw fish has to be dipped into "oa-sa-bih" to make it taste good.
  生魚片要沾山葵較好吃。

putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu; (pud'jii) [[...]][i#] [p.]

there is no better way than to..., cannot be better than, not equal to, would rather... than...

不如

• putjuu maix khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu maix khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You had better not go.
  不如不去

• Na boeq zørzhat, putjuu sie khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na boeq zøx'zhat, pud'juu sie khaq hør.; Na bøeq zøx/zøex'zhat, pud'juu sie khaq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I would rather die than to steal.
  若要做賊,不如去死。

sie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie; (suo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

die, die for, dead, death, used as an intensive or superlative, very, lifeless, inanimate, insensible, persevering, resolute, fixed or unchangeable

死

• zaisie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  recognize the gravity of the situation
  自知不妙

• cib sykoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cib sie'koad [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very obstinate
  固執

• haixsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cause some one to die by a plot
  害死

• høfsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  an easy death without pain
  好死

• kaisie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kay'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ought to die (a term of abuse)
  該死

• isie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  kill instead of curing
  醫死

• kviasie-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'sie'laang; kviaf'sie-laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  astound people to death — very dirty, very expensive, very horrible
  嚇死人

u: hør'sie 好死 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0823] [#20281]

( 1 ) 死了無艱苦 。 ( 2 ) 死khah好 。 <( 2 )∼∼ m7緊死 。 >

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