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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. | ||
Revision as of 14:18, 25 May 2012
Lie hør! (你好; MTL: 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".
Due to tone sandhi, the phrase "Lie hQr" is pronounced with "lie" in the high tone.