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🗣 chiørpoef 🗣 (u: chiøx'poef ⬆︎ ) 笑桮 [wt][mo][[MK]] tshiò-pue [#]
1. (N) inconclusive result in poe divination. when offering sacrifices to the gods or ancestors or divining using poe divination, both flats face up. the Harnji 笑 chiøx is used for phonetic value, for the meaning of "facing up". the folk interpretation is "explanation unclear, deities' plans undecided, therefore smile in response" || 陽筊。祭祀或占卜擲杯筊，兩個都是平面向上的情況。「笑」是借音字，為「面朝上」之意。民間則有「說明不清、神佛主意未定，所以微笑以對」的詮釋。
🗣 poah 🗣 (u: poah ⬆︎ ) 跋t [wt][mo][[MK]] pua̍h [#]
1. (V) to tumble; to stumble so as to fall; to fall; to cause to fall; throw down (a coin to try its sound) || 跌、滾落。
🗣le: (u: poah cit tør) 🗣 (跋一倒) (跌一跤)
🗣le: (u: poah`løh) 🗣 (跋落) (跌落)
2. (V) to gamble; to bet; play a game of chance; to risk; to stake || 賭博。
🗣le: (u: Kef'hoea poah'liao'liao.) 🗣 (家伙跋了了。) (家當賭博輸光了。)
🗣le: (u: poah'karm'zeeng) 🗣 (跋感情) (賭感情。指像下賭注般地投入感情。)
近義：
  1. tor, 賭
3. (V) to throw moon blocks in practice of poe divination || 擲筊。
🗣le: (u: Poah khvoax u poef`bøo?) 🗣 (跋看有桮無？) (擲一下杯筊，看神明同意否？)
🗣le: (u: Poah bøo sviu'poef.) 🗣 (跋無象桮。) (擲杯筊結果，神明不同意。)
🗣 poexviar 🗣 (u: poe'viar ⬆︎ ) 背影 [wt][mo][[MK]] puē-iánn [#]
1. () (CE) rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object) || 背影

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