Ciaqpar`bøe

Template:Ttsx (食飽未?) is a common Taiwanese greeting phrase. It means, "Have you eaten yet?"

Explanation

• ciah: (v) to eat
• par: (adv) adequately, sufficiently
• ciaqpar: satiated/full (does not tone sandhi)
  • bøe means ("not yet?") and is spoken low tone
  • see grave accent

Variant

Lie ciaqpar`bøe? 🔊

"Have you eaten?"

Possible Responses

Goar ciaqpar`aq. 🔊 我食飽矣

I've eaten/I'm full.

Iawboe / Afbøe

Not yet.

Template:Ttsx

Hungry.

Goaxpo

• Greeting Phrases In Taiwanese - Taiwanese Lesson, Su Yu Chi, May 11, 2014