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🗣 bøehsie-bøeh'oah 🗣 (u: beq boeq'sie'beq boeq'oah bøeq'sie-bøeq'oah) 欲死欲活 [wt][mo] beh-sí-beh-ua̍h/bueh-sí-bueh-ua̍h [#]: 1. (Exp) || 死去活來、尋死覓活。形容非常痛苦或悲傷，要死不要活的樣子。; 🗣le: (u: Y ti hiaf khaux kaq beq'sie'beq'oah, si hoad'sefng sviar'miq tai'cix?) 🗣 (伊佇遐哭甲欲死欲活，是發生啥物代誌？) (他在那裡哭得死去活來，到底發生什麼事情？)
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🗣 Chitgøeqpvoax ah'ar, m zay syoah. 🗣 (u: Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar, m zay sie'oah. Chid'gøeh'pvoax aq'ar, m zay sie'oah.) 七月半鴨仔，毋知死活。 [wt][mo] Tshit-gue̍h-puànn ah-á, m̄ tsai sí-ua̍h. [#]: 1. () || 七月半的鴨子，不知死活。七月半指農曆7月15日，也就是「中元普渡」，為臺灣民間信仰祭拜孤魂野鬼的日子。民間信仰中雞是祭神的供品，拜鬼只能用鴨子，故有此說。形容人沒有憂患意識，不知大難臨頭。; 🗣le: (u: Sii'ky bøo hør, tak'kef lorng kviaf e khix ho laang thaai'thaau, m kvar zherng'kar, zorng`si ma u laang “chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar, m zay sie'oah”, køq kvar zherng'kar zherng pvoax køx goeh khix kog'goa chid'thøo.) 🗣 (時機無好，逐家攏驚會去予人刣頭，毋敢請假，總是嘛有人「七月半鴨仔，毋知死活」，閣敢請假請半個月去國外𨑨迌。) (景氣不好，大家都怕被裁員，不敢請假，不過也有人像是「七月半的鴨子，不知死活」，還敢請假半個月去國外旅遊。)
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🗣 kefsykefoah 🗣 (u: kea'sie'kea'oah) 假死假活 [wt][mo] ké-sí-ké-ua̍h [#]: 1. (Exp) || 裝瘋賣傻。故意裝成痴呆瘋癲的樣子。; 🗣le: (u: Lie maix ti hiaf kea'sie'kea'oah.) 🗣 (你莫佇遐假死假活。) (你少在那裡裝瘋賣傻。)
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🗣 Sie hongtex mxtadtid oah khitciah. 🗣 (u: Sie hoong'tex m'tat'tid oah khid'ciah.) 死皇帝毋值得活乞食。 [wt][mo] Sí hông-tè m̄-ta̍t-tit ua̍h khit-tsia̍h. [#]: 1. () || 去世的皇帝，比不上還活著的乞丐。勉勵人要珍惜生命，窮苦活著總比富貴死去還要強。; 🗣le: (u: Lie chiefn'ban m'thafng ui'tiøh cit'sii sid'pai laai kviaa'tea'lo, laang korng, “Sie hoong'tex m'tat'tid oah khid'ciah.” Phvae'un zorng`si e koex`khix, oah`leq bi'laai tø u hy'bang.) 🗣 (你千萬毋通為著一時失敗來行短路，人講：「死皇帝毋值得活乞食。」歹運總是會過去，活咧未來就有希望。) (你千萬不要為了一時的失敗而尋短，人們說：「好死不如賴活。」壞運氣總是會過去，活著未來就有希望。)
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🗣 Sie zoaa oah bøefliw. 🗣 (u: Sie zoaa oah boea'liw. Sie zoaa oah bøea'liw.) 死蛇活尾溜。 [wt][mo] Sí tsuâ ua̍h bué-liu. [#]: 1. () || 蛇被打死了，尾巴還在蠕動。形容事情雖然已經結束，但還留下一個殘局未收拾。; 🗣le: (u: Siok'gie korng, “Sie zoaa oah boea'liw.” Na bøo ka cid ee zax'phiexn cip'thoaan ee zhat'thaau liah`khie'laai, m zay iao'u goa'ze laang e ho phiexn`khix.) 🗣 (俗語講：「死蛇活尾溜。」若無共這个詐騙集團的賊頭掠起來，毋知猶有偌濟人會予騙去。) (俗話說：「斬草不除根，春風吹又生。」如果不將這個詐騙集團的主謀抓起來，不曉得還有多少人會被騙。)
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🗣 sy'oah/syoah 🗣 (u: sie'oah) 死活 [wt][mo] sí-ua̍h [#]: 1. (N) || 生與死。; 🗣le: (u: Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar, m zay sie'oah.) 🗣 (七月半鴨仔，毋知死活。) (一般人在農曆七月半普渡的時候，大多以鴨子來當作牲禮祭拜亡魂。所以這句話是比喻大禍臨頭，不知死活。)
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🗣 syze-oaqciah 🗣 (u: sie'ze-oah'ciah) 死坐活食 [wt][mo] sí-tsē-ua̍h-tsia̍h [#]: 1. (Exp) || 吃閒飯。比喻只消費而不事生產。; 🗣le: (u: Lie arn'nef sie'ze'oah'ciah karm'si pan'hoad?) 🗣 (你按呢死坐活食敢是辦法？) (你這樣坐吃山空，哪算是個辦法？)
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🗣u: Lie arn'nef sie'ze'oah'ciah karm'si pan'hoad? 你按呢死坐活食敢是辦法？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 你這樣坐吃山空，哪算是個辦法？
🗣u: Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar, m zay sie'oah. 七月半鴨仔，毋知死活。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 一般人在農曆七月半普渡的時候，大多以鴨子來當作牲禮祭拜亡魂。所以這句話是比喻大禍臨頭，不知死活。
🗣u: Sie zoaa oah boea'liw. 死蛇活尾溜。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 蛇死後尾巴還會動。比喻事情尚未完結，還留著一個尾巴。
🗣u: Tofng koax poah, sie khaq khvuix'oah. 東掛跋，死較快活。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 東家設賭場抽頭謀利，有時也得湊一腳加入賭局，最後還是為賭所害，甚至生不如死。
🗣u: oah'beq kvoaa`sie 活欲寒死 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 幾乎要冷死
🗣u: Kiøx lie m'thafng korng lie køq korng, goar sit'zai oah'beq ho lie khix`sie! 叫你毋通講你閣講，我實在活欲予你氣死！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 叫你別說你還說，我實在要活活被你氣死了！
🗣u: Lie maix ti hiaf kea'sie'kea'oah. 你莫佇遐假死假活。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 你少在那裡裝瘋賣傻。
🗣u: Y ti hiaf khaux kaq beq'sie'beq'oah, si hoad'sefng sviar'miq tai'cix? 伊佇遐哭甲欲死欲活，是發生啥物代誌？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 他在那裡哭得死去活來，到底發生什麼事情？

Maryknoll (18)

aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq [[...]]

duck, drake

鴨子

Chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzay sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh'pvoax'aq'ar m'zay sie.; Chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay sie.; (Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar m zay sie'oah.) [[...]]
unaware of impending calamity (Refers to a duck in the middle of the seventh month, when ducks are usually offered to the spirits of the dead, yet do not know enough to fear death. — Similar to a turkey just before Thanksgiving), used to scold someone who is without fear in spite of impending calamity (Lit. On fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the duck does not know it is soon be slaughtered to be eaten during the feast.)
危在旦夕,還不知。

ah'afzhuix borng løf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar'zhuix borng løf [[...]]
make an attempt or ask a favor with very small hope of success but may just as well make the attempt (like a duck's bill dabbling about in the air while eating)
姑妄要求

ah'ar thviaf luii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar thviaf luii [[...]]
hear what someone says but cannot understand (like a duck hearing thunder not knowing what all the noise is about)
鴨子聽打雷,聽不懂

ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee [[...]]
flat footed clumsily gaited person (Lit. sole of a duck's foot), a man whose foot is very broad and flat at the instep instead of having the usual concave)
平板腳

bøehsie-bøeh'oah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boeq'sie'boeq'oah; bøeq'sie-bøeq'oah [[...]]