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🗣 Kviafsaix si poarnzuo. 🗣 (u: Kviar'saix si poaxn'zuo. ⬆︎ ) 囝婿是半子。 [wt][mo][[MK]] Kiánn-sài sī puàn-tsú. [#]

1. () || 女婿是半個兒子。女兒出嫁，娘家這邊有了女婿，雖然不是自家的男丁，但也將之視如己出，等同於半個兒子。

🗣le: (u: Laang korng, “Kviar'saix si poaxn'zuo.” AF'kiog`ar ka yn kviar'saix thviax'mia'mia, be'sw chyn'svef`ee kang'khoarn.) 🗣 (人講：「囝婿是半子。」阿菊仔共𪜶囝婿疼命命，袂輸親生的仝款。) (人家說：「女婿是半子。」阿菊疼女婿疼得要命，就如同他是親生兒子一樣。)

🗣 piernsui/poarnsui 🗣 (u: poaxn'sui piexn'sui ⬆︎ ) 半遂 [wt][mo][[MK]] puàn-suī [#]

1. (V) || 偏癱，半身不遂。

🗣le: (u: Poaxn'sui`ee e kviaa, zhaux'hvi`ee e thviaf.) 🗣 (半遂的會行，臭耳的會聽。) (半身不遂的會走路，耳聾的能聽到。俗語，比喻奇蹟也。)
近義：

2. (Adj) || 無能。引申為無能之意，為負面詞。

🗣le: (u: Ah bøo teq poaxn'sui, tiøh køq laang kngf!) 🗣 (曷無咧半遂，著閣人扛！) (又不是無能，還得人家抬！)

🗣 poarnsiefn 🗣 (u: poaxn'siefn ⬆︎ ) 半仙 [wt][mo][[MK]] puàn-sian [#]

1. (N) || 人們用來稱呼術士或算命師，或他們自稱的詞。

🗣 poarnsirnpoarn'gii 🗣 (u: poaxn'sixn'poaxn'gii pvoax'sixn'pvoax'gii ⬆︎ ) 半信半疑 [wt][mo][[MK]] puàn-sìn-puàn-gî [#]

1. (V) || 有點兒相信，也有點兒懷疑，對於是非真假無法判定。

🗣 poarnthiensurn 🗣 (u: poaxn'thiefn'surn ⬆︎ ) 半天筍 [wt][mo][[MK]] puàn-thian-sún [#]

1. (N) || 檳榔的嫩莖，可供食用。

🗣 poarnzuo 🗣 (u: poaxn'zuo ⬆︎ ) 半子 [wt][mo][[MK]] puàn-tsú [#]

1. (N) || 半個兒子，指女婿。

🗣le: (u: Kviar'saix si poaxn'zuo.) 🗣 (囝婿是半子。) (女婿是半子。)
近義：

kviafsaix, 囝婿

🗣 poaxn 🗣 (u: poaxn ⬆︎ ) 絆^b [wt][mo][[MK]] puàn [#]

🗣 poaxn 🗣 (u: poaxn ⬆︎ ) 半^b [wt][mo][[MK]] puàn [#]

1. (Adj) half; half of || 二分之一。

🗣le: (u: poaxn sox) 🗣 (半數) (半數)

2. (Adj) mid- || 在……中間。

🗣le: (u: poaxn'too) 🗣 (半途) (半途)

3. (Adv) partly; incompletely; semi-; partially || 部分、不完全的。

🗣le: (u: id'ty'poaxn'kae) 🗣 (一知半解) (不完全了解)

🗣 pvoarsox 🗣 (u: pvoax'sox poaxn'sox ⬆︎ ) 半數 [wt][mo][[MK]] puànn-sòo [#]

1. () (CE) half the number; half || 半數

🗣 pvoartefng 🗣 (u: pvoax'tefng poaxn'tefng ⬆︎ ) 半丁 [wt][mo][[MK]] puànn-ting [#]

1. (N) || 不成材的人。

🗣le: (u: Kiøx kaq cid'lø pvoax'tefng be zøx khafng'khoex.) 🗣 (叫甲這號半丁袂做工課。) (叫到這種不成材的人做不了事。)

2. (N) || 病夫。體質孱弱容易生病的人。

🗣le: (u: Pve cit'e soaq pvoax'tefng`khix.) 🗣 (病一下煞半丁去。) (病一下竟然變成病夫了。)

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