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ta-keta-kedā-ge mother-in-law, husband's mother
Chē kíaⁿ gō-sí pē, chē sim-pū gō-sí ta-ke.Tsē kíann gō-sí pē, tsē sim-pū gō-sí ta-ke.(DT unavailable) too many workers, nothing gets done (Lit. When there are many children the father starves to death, when there are many daughters in law the mother in law starves to death.)
Kín pháng bô hó se, kín kè bô hó ta-ke.Kín pháng bô hó se, kín kè bô hó ta-ke.(DT unavailable) Haste makes waste. (Lit. If you spin thread quickly on the spinning machine you won't have a good yarn, if you marry a husband quickly you won't have a good mother-in-law.)
ngó·-ge̍k ta-ke-koaⁿngóo-gi̍k ta-ke-kuann(DT unavailable) disobedient to one's father-in-law and mother-in-law
ta-ke-koaⁿta-ke-kuanndā-ge-guaⁿ husband's parents
ta-ke sim-pūta-ke sim-pū(DT unavailable) mother-in-law and daughter-in-law



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