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liah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liah [[...]] 

seize, to hunt, to catch, to arrest, apprehend, to regard or consider as... a span length, to measure by spans

捕,捉

• kiongliah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'liah [[...]] 
  seize violently, compel a man by strong pressure to do something much against his will
  強捉

• thauliah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'liah [[...]] 
  seize, catch secretly
  偷捉

mef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mef; mef/my; (my) [[...]] 

handful of (rice, sugar, salt, sand), take up a handful of

把,抓

• Thauliah køef, ia tiøh cidmef bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaw'liah kef, ia tiøh cit mef bie.; Thaw'liah køef, ia tiøh cit'mef/my bie. [[...]] 
  Even if you want to steal a chicken, you have to spend a handful of rice. You cannot accomplish anything without effort.
  偷雞也得一把米。

thauliah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'liah [[...]] 

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. [[...]] 

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。

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