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Latest revision as of 21:15, 3 August 2022
Ciaqpar`bøe? is a common Taiwanese greeting phrase. It means, "Have you eaten yet?"
Explanation
- ciah (食 to eat)
- par (飽 (adv) adequately, sufficiently)
- ciaqpar (食飽 satiated/full (does not tone sandhi))
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!
Saying
- Ciah par voa iaw. (食飽換枵)
- eat in exchange for hunger