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🗣 Cit liap bie, paq liap kvoa. 🗣 (u: Cit liap bie, paq liap kvoa. ⬆︎ ) 一粒米，百粒汗。 [wt][mo][[MK]] Tsi̍t lia̍p bí, pah lia̍p kuānn. [#]

1. () || 每一粒米都是農夫流下許多汗水，辛苦栽種出來的。指農夫種田辛勞，糧食得來不易，勸人不要任意浪費。

🗣le: (u: Siok'gie korng, “Cit liap bie, paq liap kvoa.” Larn cid'mar u thafng khvuix'oah ciah, lorng si zøq'sid'laang pviax`zhud'laai`ee, siefn tøf m'thafng ka thør'zex`khix.) 🗣 (俗語講：「一粒米，百粒汗。」咱這馬有通快活食，攏是作穡人拚出來的，仙都毋通共討債去。) (俗諺說「一粒米，百粒汗」，現在我們能吃得痛快，都是農民努力的成果，千萬不要輕易浪費掉。)

🗣 Cit liap zhanlee zuo kao voafkofng thngf. 🗣 (u: Cit liap zhaan'lee zuo kao voar'kofng thngf. ⬆︎ ) 一粒田螺煮九碗公湯。 [wt][mo][[MK]] Tsi̍t lia̍p tshân-lê tsú káu uánn-kong thng. [#]

1. () || 一隻田螺煮九海碗湯。形容生活貧苦，或比喻沒有真材實料，只是灌水充數。

🗣le: (u: Kor'zar niuu'sit khoeq'khiaxm ee sii, zuo moee si kuie liap bie, cit'koar hafn'cii'chiafm'kvoaf zhafm cit toa khvaf zuie, “cit liap zhaan'lee zuo kao voar'kofng thngf”, beq kof cit liap png'liap'ar tø chyn'chviu hae'tea bofng ciafm, cyn øq`laq!) 🗣 (古早糧食缺欠的時，煮糜是幾粒米、一寡番薯簽乾摻一大坩水，「一粒田螺煮九碗公湯」，欲罟一粒飯粒仔就親像海底摸針，真僫啦！) (從前糧食匱乏的時代，煮稀飯是幾粒米、一些番薯簽乾加一大鍋的水，「一粒田螺煮九海碗湯」，要撈到一粒米粒就像海底撈針，好難啊！)

🗣le: (u: Svaf nng kux tø korng e zhefng'zhør ee oe, soaq siar kaq kuy toa phvy, lorng zoaan bøo'lo'eng oe, cyn'cviax si “cit liap zhaan'lee zuo kao voar'kofng thngf”.) 🗣 (三兩句就講會清楚的話，煞寫甲規大篇，攏全無路用話，真正是「一粒田螺煮九碗公湯」。) (兩三句就可以講清楚的話，寫得長篇大論，全都是廢話，真是「一顆田螺煮九碗湯」。)

🗣 Zaixsvef cit liap tau, khaq viaa syliao paix ti'thaau./Zaixsvy cit liap tau, khaq viaa syliao paix ti'thaau. 🗣 (u: Zai'svef/svy cit liap tau, khaq viaa sie'liao paix ty'thaau. ⬆︎ ) 在生一粒豆，較贏死了拜豬頭。 [wt][mo][[MK]] Tsāi-senn tsi̍t lia̍p tāu, khah iânn sí-liáu pài ti-thâu. [#]

1. () || 父母健在的時候吃兒女孝敬的一顆豆子，勝過去世後兒女才以豬頭來祭拜。提醒人行孝要及時；又指死後子女以盛大喪禮祭拜，雖是風光，卻不如父母在生時略盡奉養之責，只有生前奉養才是真的孝順。傳統禮俗，父母去世時，要準備豬頭做祭拜的大牲禮。

🗣le: (u: Cyn ze laang lorng korng, tarn'kaux seeng'kofng thaxn'toa'cvii, tø e'sae ho pe'buo koex hør jit'cie, m'køq m'thafng be'kix'tid “zai'svef cit liap tau, khaq viaa sie'liao paix ty'thaau”, peeng'sioong'sii khaq ciap tngr'laai ciaux'kox pe'buo khaq iaux'kirn.) 🗣 (真濟人攏講，等到成功趁大錢，就會使予爸母過好日子，毋過毋通袂記得「在生一粒豆，較贏死了拜豬頭」，平常時較捷轉來照顧爸母較要緊。) (很多人都說，等到成功賺大錢之後，就能讓父母過好日子，但別忘了「活著的時候吃兒女孝敬的一顆豆子，勝過去世的時候兒女用豬頭來祭拜」，平常多回來照顧父母比較重要。)

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

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. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  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. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  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。

chiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiø ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

throw light on, shine on

照

• Goar ee liwar lag cit liap khix, giah chiwtien laai chiø khvoax u ti tøhkhaf `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee liuo'ar lag cit liap khix, giah chiuo'tien laai chiø khvoax u ti tøq'khaf `bøo? ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  I dropped a button on the floor, bring a flashlight and shine it around to see if it is under the table
  我的扣子掉了一個,拿手電筒來照照看有沒有在桌下 ?

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