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cvii siekhaf, laang nng khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii six'khaf, laang nng khaf ⬆︎ [[...]]
Don't run after it, you can't catch it. (Lit. Money has four legs to your two.)
錢四腳,人只有兩腳,賺錢不易。

iuzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'zuie ⬆︎ [[...]]

side profit or outside gaining in a deal such as kickbacks, well off

油水,闊氣,有錢

bøo iuzuie thafng khax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo iuu'zuie thafng khax ⬆︎ [[...]]
no side profit or kickbacks to gain
沒有油水可敲

Y cym'ar cyn iuzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cirm'ar cyn iuu'zuie. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He is well off now.
他現在很闊氣。

saykuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'kuie ⬆︎ [[...]]

take advantage of ghost power

利用鬼

saykuie e ebø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'kuie e ef'bø ⬆︎ [[...]]
money talks (Lit. If you have money you can bedevil the devil himself.)
有錢可使鬼推磨

sex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex ⬆︎ [[...]]

power, influence, authority, strength, aspect, circumstances, condition

勢

hengsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'sex ⬆︎ [[...]]
situation, state of affairs, outlook, prospect
形勢

høfsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'sex ⬆︎ [[...]]
suitable, convenient, all right, proper
方便,安適

khørsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøx'sex; khøx'sex ⬆︎ [[...]]
depend on one's or another's position (influence, connection)
仗勢,倚勢,自負,大意

koansex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaan'sex ⬆︎ [[...]]
authority, power
權勢

sisex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'sex ⬆︎ [[...]]
trend of the age, the times
時勢

tøexsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: te'sex; tøe'sex ⬆︎ [[...]]
natural features, the lay of the land
地勢

u cvii u sex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u cvii u sex ⬆︎ [[...]]
possessing wealth and influence
有錢有勢

tngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngx; (toxng) ⬆︎ [[...]]

pawn, to leave as in security

當,典當

theqkhix tngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theh'khix tngx ⬆︎ [[...]]
put a thing a pawn, put in hock
拿去當

U cvii svatngx lym, bøo cvii tngx svaf lym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii svaf'tngx lym, bøo cvii tngx svaf lym. ⬆︎ [[...]]
When he has money, he drinks at three meals, when he has no money, he pawns his clothing and drinks
有錢三餐喝(酒),無錢當衣服喝(酒)。

uxbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'baq ⬆︎ [[...]]

there is flesh, fleshy, not very skinny

有錢,不那麼瘦

Hid ee laang cymmar uxbaq, ka y khariuu bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cirm'mar u'baq, ka y khax'iuu bøo iaux'kirn. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He has lots of money, you can hit him up for some.
那個人現在很有錢,敲他的油沒關係。

u cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u cvii ⬆︎ [[...]]

have money, be wealthy, rich

有錢

uxcvilaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'cvii'laang ⬆︎ [[...]]
wealthy man
富翁

U cvii `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii `bøo? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Have you any money? Is there any money?
有錢嗎?

U cvii zhutcvii, u lat zhutlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii zhud'cvii, u lat zhud'lat. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If you have money, give money. If you have strength, give your strength. — Give what you can.
有錢出錢,有力出力

Uxcvii hoaq zuie e kientaxng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'cvii hoaq zuie e kiefn'taxng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If you have money, you can call water to become hard. — Money talks. Anything can be done with money.
有錢能使鬼推磨。

U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If you have money, you can hire the devil to grind rice. — Money makes everything possible.
有錢能使鬼推磨。

uxcvii uxsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'cvii u'sex ⬆︎ [[...]]

possess money and power

有錢有勢

u khafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u khafng ⬆︎ [[...]]

have a hole, to have an opportunity, be wealthy

有洞,有錢

Hid niar svaf u cit khafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid niar svaf u cit khafng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
There is a hole in the shirt.
那件衣服有個洞。

Y cyn u khafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn u khafng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He is very wealthy.
他很有錢。

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Taiwanese Dictionaries – Sources

HTB: "Hiexntai-buun" Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Modern Taiwanese Language Association. Syllable segmentation in progress.
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