Taiwanese | English Translation | |
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êng kah lia̍h sat-bó sio-kāîng kah lia̍h sat-bó sio-kā(DT unavailable) | Have time to catch lice and watch them fight each other -- don't know what to do with my leisure | |
Plaintext: eng5 kah4 liah8 sat4-bo2 sio1-ka7ing5 kah4 liah8 sat4-bo2 sio1-ka7
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 無所事事, 閒得無聊
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lia̍h sat-bó sio-kālia̍h sat-bó sio-kā(DT unavailable) | catch lice and make them to fight in order to pass the time, nothing to do | |
Plaintext: liah8 sat4-bo2 sio1-ka7liah8 sat4-bo2 sio1-ka7
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 捉蝨子 相鬥,閒著無聊,無所事事。
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sat-bó (sat-bú)sat-bó (sat-bú)sàt-bhor (sàt-bhù) | lice | |
Plaintext: sat4-bo2 (sat4-bu2)sat4-bo2 (sat4-bu2)sat2-bhor (sat2-bhu2)
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 蝨子
Phrases and combinations:
lia̍h sat-bó sio-kālia̍h sat-bó sio-kā(DT unavailable) Catch lice and make them to fight in order to pass the time, nothing to do |
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Sat-bó-jíⁿ siōng-kòanSat-bó-jínn siōng-kùan(DT unavailable) | get at the truth step by step, often by round about way (Lit. To get a melon you have to haul in the vine.) | |
Plaintext: Sat4-bo2-jinn2 siong7-koan3Sat4-bo2-jinn2 siong7-kuan3
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 撒母耳上卷
Phrases and combinations:
Sat-bó-jíⁿ hā-kòanSat-bó-jínn hā-kùan(DT unavailable) 375% rental reduction policy: the first step taken in Taiwan's land reform program, under which the ceiling of farm rental was fixed 375 of the yield |