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sí-katsí-katsi-gàt | square knot | |
Plaintext: si2-kat4si2-kat4si-gat2
Taiwanese characters: 死結
Mandarin translation: 死結
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phah sí-katphah sí-kat(DT unavailable) | tie a square knot | |
Plaintext: phah4 si2-kat4phah4 si2-kat4
Taiwanese characters: 拍死結
Mandarin translation: 打死結
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Sái kín khò·-tòa phah sí-kat.Sái kín khòo-tùa phah sí-kat.(DT unavailable) | Something always happens when you are in a hurry, haste makes waste (Lit. rushed to the toilet, but the drawstring fastening the pants was knotted) | |
Plaintext: Sai2 kin2 khoo3-toa3 phah4 si2-kat4.Sai2 kin2 khoo3-tua3 phah4 si2-kat4.
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 欲速則不達。
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