Ciaqpar`bøe

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Ciaqpar`bøe? is a common Taiwanese greeting phrase. It means, "Have you eaten yet?"

Explanation

Dialog

(A) Lie ciaqpar`bøe?
Have you eaten?
(B) Goar ciaqpar`aq. Lie`leq?
I've eaten/I'm full. You?
(A) Goar ma ykefng ciaqpar`aq. Tøsia!
I also have eaten. Thanks!
Iawbøe
Not yet.
Paktor iaw.
Hungry.

Saying

Ciah par voa iaw. (食飽換枵)
eat in exchange for hunger