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'''Lie hør!''' ([[lie|你]][[hør|好]]; [[MTL]]: [http://s93617118.onlinehome.us/mtl/MTLtoolbox/MTLTTSfast.php?q=Lie-hQr! Lie hQr!]; lit. "you good")...hello!
'''Lie hør!''' ([[lie|你]][[hør|好]]; [[MTL]]: [http://s93617118.onlinehome.us/mtl/MTLtoolbox/MTLTTSfast.php?q=Lie-hQr! Lie hQr!]; lit. "you good")...hello!, one of the [[Common Taiwanese phrases]]


"Lie" (like 'Lee' in falling tone) means "you". "Hør" (like 'huh' in falling tone) means "good". The "[[ø]]" in "hør" can be replaced with a "Q", yielding "[[hQr]]".  
"Lie" (like 'Lee' in falling tone) means "you". "Hør" (like 'huh' in falling tone) means "good". The "[[ø]]" in "hør" can be replaced with a "Q", yielding "[[hQr]]".  


Due to [[tone sandhi]], the phrase "Lie hQr" is pronounced with "lie" in the high tone.
Due to [[tone sandhi]], the phrase "Lie hQr" is pronounced with "lie" in the high tone.
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