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zaixsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'svef [[...]] 

be among the living, be living, be in the world, not dead

在世

• Zaixsvef ciah cit liap tau, khahhør syau haux ti'thaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'svef ciah cit liap tau, khaq'hør sie'au haux ty'thaau.; Zai'svef/svy ciah cit liap tau, khaq'hør sie'au haux ty'thaau. [[...]] 
  It's better to take care of parents while they are alive rather than make a show of being filial at their funeral. (Lit. Better to give parents one bean when living rather than to offer them a pig's head after they die.)
  在生吃一粒豆,勝過死後孝豬頭。父母在世時好好孝敬,比在身後才大事祭拜有意義。

• Zaixsvef m haux na'aau, syau ciaq haux kvoazha'thaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'svef m haux naa'aau, sie'au ciaq haux kvoaf'zhaa'thaau.; Zai'svef/svy m haux naa'aau, sie'au ciaq haux kvoaf'zhaa'thaau. [[...]] 
  to pay respect to parents after they die after not taking care of them while they were living, unfilial
  父母在生不養,死後才想孝敬。

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

at the risk of, run the risk of

冒…險

• Zhun sie, bøeq ka y ciah løqkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhun sie, boeq ka y ciah løh'khix.; Zhun sie, bøeq ka y ciah løh'khix. [[...]] 
  I will eat it at the risk of my life.
  冒死吃下它。

• Zhun ho hauxtviuo me, laai khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhun ho hau'tviuo me, laai khix khvoax tien'viar.; Zhun ho hau'tviuo me/ma, laai khix khvoax tien'viar. [[...]] 
  Let's go to see the movies at the risk of being scolded by the principal.
  冒著被校長罵,去看電影。

• Giah hoxsvoax cyn ma'hoaan, zhun ho taam. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Giah ho'svoax cyn maa'hoaan, zhun ho taam. [[...]] 
  It's very troublesome to carry an umbrella with me, I will run the risk of getting wet.
  拿雨傘很麻煩,讓它溼吧!

ciaqengbie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'eeng'bie; (ciah'sie'png) [[...]] 

live on other people, idler, good for nothing fellow

吃閒飯,吃死飯

ciah sypng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah sie'png; (ciah sie'bie) [[...]] 

loafer sometimes because of physical disability

只吃不做

oasafbiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oaf'sar'biq [[...]] 

green eye watering mustard like condiment

山葵,芥末

• Sasy'miq aix uxn oasafbiq khaq hør ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Saf'sie'miq aix uxn oaf'sar'biq khaq hør ciah. [[...]] 
  Raw fish has to be dipped into "oa-sa-bih" to make it taste good.
  生魚片要沾山葵較好吃。

png [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: png [[...]] 

cooked rice, food, a meal, provisions

飯

• zafpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zar'png [[...]] 
  breakfast
  早飯

• zhafpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhar'png [[...]] 
  fry rice, fried rice
  炒飯

• chirnpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'png [[...]] 
  cold rice
  冷飯

• cypng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'png; (zuo'png) [[...]] 
  cook rice, food
  煮飯

• Ciah laang ee png, hoan laang mng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah laang ee png, hoan laang mng. [[...]] 
  When in a man's service one should do as he is told.
  受雇於人,聽命於他。

• ciah sypng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah sie'png [[...]] 
  eat merely to live (e.g., an idle man), be of no use to the world
  吃閒飯

• phoeapng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoex'png [[...]] 
  eat (other food) along with rice
  佐飯

• tøefpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tea'png; tøea'png; (thvy'png) [[...]] 
  fill the bowl with rice
  盛飯

syze oaqciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'ze oah'ciah [[...]] 

said of a man with no work but requiring food

好吃懶做

sycvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'cvii [[...]] 

inactive or unemployed money

死錢

• ciah sycvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah sie'cvii [[...]] 
  live on one's unemployed money or property so as to waste it away
  吃死錢

sypng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'png; (sie'bie) [[...]] 

only eat but doesn't to do any work

只吃飯不工作

• ciah sypng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah sie'png [[...]] 
  only eat but doesn't work
  吃死飯

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