加減趁，較袂散

Chinese

		to increase or decrease; to add or subtract; to adjust	avail oneself of; take advantage of		clear; distinct; compare clear; distinct; compare; comparatively	sleeve	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
trad. (加減趁，較袂散)		加減	趁	，	較	袂	散
simp. (加减趁，较袂散)		加减	趁	，	较	袂	散

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ke-kiám thàn, khah bē sàn

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-kiám thàn, khah bē sàn
    • Tâi-lô: ke-kiám thàn, khah bē sàn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰan²¹ kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ be³³⁻²¹ san²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan¹¹ kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be³³⁻¹¹ san¹¹/

Proverb

加減趁，較袂散

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) one is better off do some work for some money than doing nothing

References

• “Entry #60119”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.