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bøo guu sae bea^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

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

無牛駛馬; 事出無奈

🗣 Bøo guu sae bea. 🗣 (u: Bøo guu sae bea. ⬆︎ ) 無牛駛馬。 [wt][mo][[MK]] Bô gû sái bé. [#]

1. () || 沒有牛只能用馬匹來替代。形容退而求其次，暫且代用的無奈。

🗣le: (u: Zar'khie purn'laai beq khiaa ky'chiaf khix bea zhaix, sviu'be'kaux ky'chiaf soaq be hoad, liim'sii “bøo guu sae bea”, voa khiaa khaf'tah'chiaf khix.) 🗣 (早起本來欲騎機車去買菜，想袂到機車煞袂發，臨時「無牛駛馬」，換騎跤踏車去。) (早上本來想騎機車去買菜，想不到機車竟然發不動，臨時「退而求其次」，換騎腳踏車去。)
近義：

1. Bøo hii, hee ma hør., 無魚，蝦嘛好。

🗣 laosae-bea 🗣 (u: laux'sae-bea ⬆︎ ) 落屎馬 [wt][mo][[MK]] làu-sái-bé [#]

1. (N) || 罵人飯桶。原來是指拉肚子的馬，引申作沒有用的人。

2. (Adj) || 沒有用。

🗣le: (u: Y nar e hiaq'ni'ar laux'sae'bea, lieen cid kvia tai'cix ma zøx be hør.) 🗣 (伊哪會遐爾仔落屎馬，連這件代誌嘛做袂好。) (他怎麼會這麼沒用，連這件事情都辦不好。)

🗣u: Y nar e hiaq'ni'ar laux'sae'bea, lieen cid kvia tai'cix ma zøx be hør. ⬆︎ 伊哪會遐爾仔落屎馬，連這件代誌嘛做袂好。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.] [d#]

他怎麼會這麼沒用，連這件事情都辦不好。

bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea ⬆︎ [[...]]  [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

• Zwciah`ee na bøextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [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. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [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. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [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。

guu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu; (giuu) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

ox, cow, bull

牛

• bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  learn to improvise, use any means at hand, make do with what you have (Lit. When there is no ox to plough, one has to use a horse)
  無可奈何,退而求其次

laosae-bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laux'sae'bea; laux'sae-bea ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

clumsy person

差勁

sae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

use, employ, to make, to act

使

• bøexsae`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'sae`tid; bøe'sae`tid ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  It will not do at all, it is not allowed.
  不可以

• bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  know how to improvise, (Lit. If you can't get an ox, use a horse to plow the field.)
  無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• øexsae`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'sae`tid; øe'sae`tid ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  It will do, can be used, OK.
  可以

u: bøo'guu sae'bea ⬆︎ 無牛使馬 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.855] [p.855] [#FHL][#CT]

無適當e5時就用其他e5來使用 。 <>

u: laux'sae'bea ⬆︎ 落屎馬 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.938] [p.938] [#FHL][#CT]

( 1 ) 下痢e5馬 。 ( 2 ) 無能e5人 。 <>

u: sae'bea ⬆︎ 屎尾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.551] [p.551] [#FHL][#CT]

( 罵 )<( 事 ) 拾人e5 ∼∼ ＝ 模仿人e5款式 。 ( 話 ) 承銷 。 >

u: sae'bea ⬆︎ 駛馬 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.551] [p.551] [#FHL][#CT]

使用馬 。 < 無牛 ∼∼ ＝ 暫時代用 。 >

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