# 做汝
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chòe-lí / chòe-lír / chò-lí
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-lí
*** Tâi-lô: tsuè-lí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zoealie
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/
*** IPA (Philippines): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-lír
*** Tâi-lô: tsuè-lír
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chò-lí
*** Tâi-lô: tsò-lí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zoirlie
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

### Adverb

做汝
* (Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) at your convenience; at your discretion; as you wish; as you like
    做汝講／做汝讲 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí kóng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― speak as you like; say what you want
    做汝食 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí chia̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― eat what you want; eat as you wish; eat at your own pace
    做汝創／做汝创 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí chhòng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― do/perform/make what you want; do/perform/make it as you like; do/perform/make it at your own pace
    做汝去 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí khì [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― go where you want; go as you like
    做汝來／做汝来 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí lâi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― come as you like; come when you're ready; come where you want to come from
    做汝看 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí khòaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― watch as you like; watch when you're ready; watch at your own pace; watch what you want
    做汝行 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí kiâⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― walk as you like; walk at your own pace; walk where you want

### Verb

做汝
* (Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien, literal) Used by the speaker to prompt the one spoken to, to do whatever they want to do at their own accord or pace: do you; you do you; be yourself
    汝做汝 [Hokkien] ― lí chòe-lí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― you do you; it's up to you; do what you want; be yourself at your own pace
* (Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) Used by the speaker to prompt the one spoken to, to continue performing or doing what they intended to do: to let someone proceed; to allow somebody to carry on; to have someone continue as they wish
    汝做汝 [Hokkien] ― lí chòe-lí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― you do you; you continue being yourself; you continue to do what you want; you let yourself be
    做汝講／做汝讲 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí kóng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to have you continue speaking; to let you speak
    做汝食 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí chia̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to have you continue eating; to allow you to eat
    做汝創／做汝创 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí chhòng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to have you proceed with what you were doing or making or working on; to have you continue where you left off; to allow you to perform
    做汝去 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí khì [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to have you proceed with where you were going; to let you go
    做汝來／做汝来 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí lâi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to have you continue where you were coming from; to allow you to come
    做汝看 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí khòaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to have you continue watching; to allow you to see
    做汝行 [Hokkien] ― chòe-lí kiâⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to have you continue walking; to allow you to walk

#### Usage notes

* Sometimes with a positive connotation that the speaker is being humble and humbly expressing consent or giving advise or providing leeway
* Sometimes with a negative connotation that the speaker does not really agree or is annoyed and merely expressing unenthusiastic consent or applying implicit pressure

#### Synonyms

* 任憑／任凭 (rènpíng)