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 '''Sayings'''
-*afpuikiern
+;afpuikiern
-*zexpag-hiornglaam: (for a sunny home) sit north, towards south
+;zexpag-hiornglaam
+:(for a sunny home) sit north, towards south
-*u ciah kQq u liah ; en: you have eaten and you take something. refers to when you are a guest at someone's home. You are fed as well as given things to take home.
+;u ciah kQq u liah.
+:You have eaten and you take something. refers to when you are a guest at someone's home. You are fed as well as given things to take home.
-*chitzhuix-poehcih ; seven mouths, eight tongues: all talking at once
+;Chitzhuix-poehcih
+:seven mouths, eight tongues: all talking at once
-*ciah khaq [[toaxkhof]] ; eat well
+;Ciah khaq [[toaxkhof]] ; eat well
 ;[[Harnji]] na thak oe bad, [[zhuiechiw]] tQh phaq sie-kad.
 :(It means that you can't understand all the Han characters even if you studied until you could tie your beard into a knot.)
-*chitkorng-pQehkorng: wag one's tongue too freely
+;chitkorng-pQehkorng: wag one's tongue too freely
-*kofngpeqzhat/korng-[[peqzhat]]: to tell a lie
+;kofngpeqzhat/korng-[[peqzhat]]: to tell a lie
-*Ciah ti syn, zheng ti bin. :: Eating is for your body and wearing is for your appearance.
+;Ciah ti syn, zheng ti bin.
+: Eating is for your body and wearing is for your appearance.
-*Ciaqpng hongtex-toa. :: When eating dinner, you feel you were as great as a king.
+;Ciaqpng hongtex-toa.
+: When eating dinner, you feel you were as great as a king.
-* Kutlat ciah, pintvoa zQx. :: Eats hard but work lazy.
+; Kutlat ciah, pintvoa zQx.
+: Eats hard but work lazy.
-* Uxthaau-uxbQea. :: From the beginning to the end.
+; Uxthaau-uxbQea.
+: From the beginning to the end.
-* Kaki, khvoax bQextiQh hvi-ar. :: Nobody can see their own ears.
+; Kaki, khvoax bQextiQh hvi-ar.
+: Nobody can see their own ears.
-* Cidhvi jip, cidhvi zhud. :: One ear in and one ear out.
+; Cidhvi jip, cidhvi zhud.
+: One ear in and one ear out.
-* Toaxlat, siQhlat. :: Make efforts, work efficiently.
+; Toaxlat, siQhlat.
+: Make efforts, work efficiently.
-* Toa si hviaf, sQex si ti. :: Older brother is on the leader, younger brother is the follower.
+; Toa si hviaf, sQex si ti.
+: Older brother is on the leader, younger brother is the follower.
-* SvahQex kax goxhQex. :: A three-year old kid teaches a five-year old kid.
+; SvahQex kax goxhQex.
+: A three-year old kid teaches a five-year old kid.
-* Svakorng six mxtiQh. ::  Speak three times make four times errors.
+; Svakorng six mxtiQh.
+:  Speak three times make four times errors.
-* Sva'ee laang, kviaa goxtiaau-lo. ::  Three people try to walk on five roads.
+; Sva'ee laang, kviaa goxtiaau-lo.
+:  Three people try to walk on five roads.
-* Hog te hog jiin ky. :: the lucky land does a lucky person live
+; Hog te hog jiin ky.
+: the lucky land does a lucky person live
-* HQr kiah bQo koex svaf tai :: richness(fortune) does not last past three generations.
+; HQr kiah bQo koex svaf tai
+: richness(fortune) does not last past three generations.
 ;Ciaqpng ciah ka lau kvoa, zQx [[khangkhoex]] zQr ka uiekvoaa.
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 :spring weather changes frequently (like a step mother face/mood)
-*Naxu ieen, Qe zQrhoea.
+;Naxu ieen, Qe zQrhoea.
-*Svaf nii cidhoarn, go nii cidloan
+;Svaf nii cidhoarn, go nii cidloan
-*chinchviu teq uxn [[tauxiuu]], from http://taiwan-id.blogspot.com/
+;chinchviu teq uxn [[tauxiuu]], from http://taiwan-id.blogspot.com/
 *http://www.taiwanchurch.org/taibun/eng-tai.html