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🗣 khiaxmkhiam'ar eng 🗣 (u: khiam'khiam'ar eng ⬆︎ ) 儉儉仔用 [wt][mo][[MK]] khiām-khiām-á īng [#]

1. (V) || 節用、節儉、節省。

🗣le: (u: Suy'jieen goeh'kib bøo koaan, khiam'khiam'ar eng iao e'taxng zhwn`tam'pøh'ar.) 🗣 (雖然月給無懸，儉儉仔用猶會當賰淡薄仔。) (雖然月薪不高，省著用還是能剩下一些。)
近義：

cietserng, 節省

🗣 Toaxlaang khiam cit zhuix, gyn'ar ciah kaq uix. 🗣 (u: Toa'laang khiam cit zhuix, girn'ar ciah kaq uix. ⬆︎ ) 大人儉一喙，囡仔食甲飫。 [wt][mo][[MK]] Tuā-lâng khiām tsi̍t tshuì, gín-á tsia̍h kah uì. [#]

1. () || 大人省一口，小孩吃到膩。意即大人少吃一口食物，就能讓食量較小的小孩子吃得飽，甚至吃到膩了。這是老人家疼愛小孩子的用語。

🗣le: (u: Siok'gie korng, “Toa'laang khiam cit zhuix, girn'ar ciah kaq uix.” Si'toa'laang siøq girn'ar tø si arn'nef, bøo'lun ciah sviar'miq lorng e sviu'tiøh girn'ar, beq laau ho girn'ar ciah.) 🗣 (俗語講：「大人儉一喙，囡仔食甲飫。」序大人惜囡仔就是按呢，無論食啥物攏會想著囡仔，欲留予囡仔食。) (俗話說：「大人省一口，小孩吃到膩。」父母疼愛子女就是如此，無論吃什麼都會想到孩子，想要留給孩子吃。)

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Taiwanese Dictionaries — Sources

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