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🗣 Ciah køef, øe khykef; ciah jiu'hii, svef gyn'ar hør iøchi./Ciah køef, øe khykef; ciah jiu'hii, svy gyn'ar hør iøchi. 🗣 (u: Ciah kef, e khie'kef; ciah jiuu'hii, svef girn'ar hør iøf'chi. Ciah køef, øe khie'kef; ciah jiuu'hii, svef/svy girn'ar hør iøf'chi.) 食雞，會起家；食鰇魚，生囡仔好育飼。 [wt][mo] Tsia̍h ke, ē khí-ke; tsia̍h jiû-hî, senn gín-á hó io-tshī. [#]

1. () || 吃雞，會使家道興盛；吃魷魚，生下來的小孩容易養育。借諧音的吉祥話，說出心中的祝福。搬新家、結婚、生子、宴會時皆可以使用。

🗣le: (u: Kor'zar kex'zhoa ee hofng'siok cviaa sym'seg, syn'niuu axm'tngx aix ti paang'kefng lai'tea ciah, hør'mia'pøo phaang kuie'hang'ar png'zhaix jip`laai, u kef'baq, jiuu'hii, køq e korng hør'oe, “Ciah kef, e khie'kef; ciah jiuu'hii, svef girn'ar hør iøf'chi.” Ho syn'niuu cie'ky kiafm ciog'hø.) 🗣 (古早嫁娶的風俗誠心適，新娘暗頓愛佇房間內底食，好命婆捀幾項仔飯菜入來，有雞肉、鰇魚，閣會講好話：「食雞，會起家；食鰇魚，生囡仔好育飼。」予新娘止飢兼祝賀。) (舊時結婚的風俗很有趣，新娘的晚餐要在臥室裡吃，喜娘會端幾樣飯菜進來，有雞肉、魷魚，還會說吉祥話：「吃雞，會建立家庭；吃魷魚，生出來的孩子會很好養育。」給新娘墊墊肚子兼祝福。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 khvoax-øexkhie 🗣 (u: khvoax'e'khie khvoax-øe'khie) 看會起 [wt][mo] khuànn-ē-khí [#]

1. (V) || 看重、看得起；一般視為離合詞。

🗣le: (u: Goar arn'nef zøx si khvoax'e'khie`lie.) 🗣 (我按呢做是看會起你。) (我這樣做是因為我看得起你。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

bøea øe khie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea e khie; bøea øe khie [[...]] 

able to afford it

買得起

hoafnkhie-hoafntør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør; hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør [[...]] 

not dependable, always changing, fickle, capricious, can't determine things

反覆無常,時好時壞,沒主見,沒定性

• Lie kofng'oe hoafnkhyhoafntør, goar nar kvar siongsixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie korng'oe hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør, goar nar kvar siofng'sixn. [[...]] 
  You are very fickle, how can I believe what you say.
  你說話反覆無常,我怎敢相信?

• Tviaxtvia teq hoafnkhie-hoafntør mxzay øe hør aq bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør m'zay e hør ar be?; Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]] 
  If your health is always changing, do you think you'll recover?
  常常時好時壞,不知會不會好?

khvoax-øexkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'e'khie; khvoax-øe'khie [[...]] 

have a high opinion of, to respect, worth respecting

看得起

kvialiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'liao; (kviaf'vie, kviaf'var) [[...]] 

lest, for fear that, afraid that

恐怕

• Kinnafjit kviavar e løqho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'nar'jit kviaf'var e løh'ho. [[...]] 
  I am afraid it will rain today.
  今天恐怕會下雨。

• Hid ciaq kao tiøh pak`khylaai, kviavie øe ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao tiøh pak'khie'laai, kviaf'vie e ka laang.; Hid ciaq kao tiøh pak`khie'laai, kviaf'vie øe ka laang. [[...]] 
  Tie the dog up lest it should bite someone.
  那隻狗得綁起來,恐怕會咬人。

øeasøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oex'soex; øex'søex [[...]] 

make a mess (with bits of paper, wood shavings), to litter

髒亂,弄髒亂

• Khautøliefn exexngtid khyhoea, mxkuo cyn oeasoex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaw'tøf'liefn e'eng'tid khie'hoea, m'kuo cyn oex'soex.; Khaw'tøf'liefn øe'eng'tid khie'hoea, m'kuo cyn øex'søex. [[...]] 
  We can start fire with wood shavings, but they are messy.
  刨木屑可生火,但是很髒亂。

pefngkhie-pefngtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: perng'khie'perng'tør; perng'khie-perng'tør [[...]] 

shilly-shally, sometime good sometime bad

出爾反爾,時好時壞

• Y ee pvi pefngkhypefngtør, mxzay øe hør aq bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay e hør ar be?; Y ee pvi perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]] 
  His sickness is sometimes better and sometimes worst, don't know if he will regain his health or not?
  他的病時好時壞,不知會好否?

øexkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'khie; øe'khie [[...]][i#] [p.65]

pVmod : able to, can (lift, carry, climb, etc)

能

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