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🗣u: Khvoax laang pux`ee pux cviu thvy, larn si saxn kaq tng'zhuxn'thiq, na sviu'tiøh “svaf nii cit jun, hør'phvae ciaux luun”, tø borng zøx borng to, khvoax u cit kafng e zhud'thaau'thvy`be. 看人富的富上天，咱是散甲斷寸鐵，若想著「三年一閏，好歹照輪」，就罔做罔度，看有一工會出頭天袂。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

看到人家富裕得高上天際，我卻窮到身無分文。若想到「風水輪流轉」，就勉強工作糊口，看看是不是有一工會出人頭地。

🗣u: Suy'borng si saxn'ciah'laang, cie'iaux u cix'khix kherng phaq'pviax, ciofng'laai ma id'teng e u zhud'thoad. Laang korng, “Zhaux'thaau'ar ma e zøx hoong'tex, zøx zorng'thorng lie ma u ky'hoe.” 雖罔是散食人，只要有志氣肯拍拚，將來嘛一定會有出脫。人講：「臭頭仔嘛會做皇帝，做總統你嘛有機會。」 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

雖然是貧窮人家，只要有志氣肯努力，將來也一定會有出息。人家說：「癩痢頭者也能做皇帝，當總統你也有機會。」

🗣u: Lie m'thafng arn'nef tit'tit zøx, lorng bøo hiøq'khuxn, suy'borng lirn taw cid'zam'ar khaq khuxn'laan, m'køq “thaxn ia tiøh thaxn, ciah ia tiøh ciah”, ma aix theeng'khuxn ciah'png, ciaq u khuix'lat thafng zøx khafng'khoex. 你毋通按呢直直做，攏無歇睏，雖罔恁兜這站仔較困難，毋過「趁也著趁，食也著食」，嘛愛停睏食飯，才有氣力通做工課。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你不要這樣一直做不停，都沒休息，雖然你家這陣子經濟較困難，不過「賺也得賺，吃也得吃」，也得休息吃飯才有力氣工作。

borng... (''plus Verb'') [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng... (''plus Verb'') [[...]][i#] [p.]

content oneself with coarse food, trivial work and valueless books

姑且,將就

• bofngkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk at random, sometimes idle jesting, half-joking, half in earnest, well now, just speak
  隨便講

• bofngkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tolerable, not very good, but may do
  將就

• Eng'eeng ku pørzoar borng khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng ku pøx'zoar borng khvoax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nothing to do but read old newspapers
  沒事且看看舊報紙。

• Na zhøe bøo thaulo, kang'iuo ia tiøh bofngzøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na zhoe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx.; Na zhøe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you can't find a job, workers should do less meaningful work.
  如找不著工作,工友也只好將就了。

• Phvayciah si phvayciah, paktor na iaw tiøh bofngciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'ciah si phvae'ciah, pag'tor na iaw tiøh borng'ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  True it is not good tasting, but when you are hungry anything will do.
  難吃是難吃,肚子餓了,也只好將就吃了。

zørkangge [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'kafng'ge; zøx/zøex'kafng'ge [[...]][i#] [p.]

occupy oneself, keep busy (to pass the time on the train or when retired)

做消遣

• Eng'eeng koecie borng ka, zørkangge ma hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng koef'cie borng ka, zøx'kafng'ge ma hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There's no work, keeping myself busy eating watermelon seeds is okay.
  閒著啃瓜子做消遣也好。

gix'niu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'niu [[...]][i#] [p.]

divert oneself, while away time

逍遣

• Bøo taixcix borng limciuo zøx gix'niu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tai'cix borng lym'ciuo zøx gi'niu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Nothing to do but have a few drinks to take up the time.
  沒有事情喝喝酒做消遣。

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