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🗣 Liawcvii senglie bøo laang zøx, thaithaau senglie u laang zøx./Liawcvii senglie bøo laang zøex, thaithaau senglie u laang zøex. 🗣 (u: Liao'cvii sefng'lie bøo laang zøx, thaai'thaau sefng'lie u laang zøx. Liao'cvii sefng'lie bøo laang zøx/zøex, thaai'thaau sefng'lie u laang zøx/zøex. ⬆︎ ) 了錢生理無人做，刣頭生理有人做。 [wt][mo][[MK]] Liáu-tsînn sing-lí bô lâng tsò, thâi-thâu sing-lí ū lâng tsò. [#]

1. () || 賠錢的生意沒有人要做，但利益當前，即使是犯法會被判處死刑的生意也有人會做。形容無良商人為了賺錢而不擇手段。

🗣le: (u: Be tok'phirn ee laang, kafn'naf sviu'beq id purn ban li, oaan'zoaan bøo kox'li sviaa laang ciah'tok e guii'hai laang ee kien'khofng, cyn'cviax si “liao'cvii sefng'lie bøo laang zøx, thaai'thaau sefng'lie u laang zøx”!) 🗣 (賣毒品的人，干焦想欲一本萬利，完全無顧慮唌人食毒會危害人的健康，真正是「了錢生理無人做，刣頭生理有人做」！) (販賣毒品的人，只想著要一本萬利，全然不顧引誘人吸毒會危害他人的健康，真的是「為了賺錢而不擇手段」！)

🗣 thaukhysefng 🗣 (u: thaau'khie'sefng ⬆︎ ) 頭起先 [wt][mo][[MK]] thâu-khí-sing [#]

1. (Adv) at first; initially; in the beginning; originally; at the outset || 起初、剛開始。

🗣le: (u: Y thaau'khie'sefng bøo sviu'beq taau'zw, thviaf goar soad'beeng liao'au ciaq koad'teng beq kaf'jip.) 🗣 (伊頭起先無想欲投資，聽我說明了後才決定欲加入。) (他起先不想要投資，聽我說明後才決定要加入。)
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🗣 thausefng 🗣 (u: thaau'sefng ⬆︎ ) 頭先 [wt][mo][[MK]] thâu-sing [#]

1. (Tw) || 起初、起先。在時間或事情流程上比較早的。

🗣le: (u: Goar thaau'sefng si khix hid peeng, au`laai ciaq laai ciaf`ee.) 🗣 (我頭先是去彼爿，後來才來遮的。) (我起初是到那邊，後來才到這裡的。)
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Taiwanese Dictionaries — Sources

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