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🗣 Høfhør hau thaai kaq sae nar laau. 🗣 (u: Hør'hør hau thaai kaq sae nar laau.) 好好鱟刣甲屎那流。 [wt][mo] Hó-hó hāu thâi kah sái ná lâu. [#]

1. () || 好好的鱟，竟然被宰殺得一團糟。「鱟」是海中的節肢動物，為古代的活化石，個性溫和，被宰殺時也不會掙扎抵抗；「屎那流」指屎尿都流出來了。譏諷人做事不得要領，將簡單之事弄得一團糟。

🗣le: (u: Goarn khafn'chiuo tngf'teq bøo'eeng ee sii'zun, goar kef'pøo korng beq thex y ciefn cit pvoaa zhaix'por'nng chviar laang'kheq, khaq e zay'viar “hør'hør hau thaai kaq sae nar laau”, soaq ciefn kaq zhaux'hoea'taf kiafm tøh'hoea.) 🗣 (阮牽手當咧無閒的時陣，我家婆講欲替伊煎一盤菜脯卵請人客，盍會知影「好好鱟刣甲屎那流」，煞煎甲臭火焦兼著火。) (內人正忙的時候，我多管閒事主動要替他煎一盤蘿蔔乾炒蛋給客人吃，哪裡知道「成事不足，敗事有餘」，竟然炒得焦黑不堪。)
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🗣u: Lie pud'sii kaq laang exng'siuu, køq tvia'tvia korng “poef'tea m'thafng chi kym'hii”, arn'nef kuo`laai, syn'thea nar e'khafm`tid? 你不時佮人應酬，閣定定講「杯底毋通飼金魚」，按呢久來，身體哪會堪得？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你時常與人應酬，又常常說「要爽快乾杯」，這樣久而久之，身體哪受得了？

hømihkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'miq'khor [[...]][i#] [p.]

why bother, quite unnecessarily

何苦

• Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiahnih hømihkhor? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiaq'nih høo'miq'khor? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Why bother to go that far for a dinner invitation?
  去那麼遠給人請,何苦?

iang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iang [[...]][i#] [p.]

be very pleased with oneself

洋洋得意,驕傲,臭屁

• Tvaf si teq loa høfgiah, nar tiøh iang kaq afnnef? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvaf si teq loa hør'giah, nar tiøh iang kaq arn'nef? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is now so rich, why does he have to be so pleased with himself?
  他有多少錢,哪得那麼洋洋得意?

kaq mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq m'si [[...]][i#] [p.]

since...not

既不是

• Lie kaq mxsi phoarpve, nar bøo aix khix haghau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve/pvi, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since you are not sick, why don't you want to attend school?
  你既不是生病,為何不去學校?

• Mih kaq mxsi kea ee, lie khix chviar symmihlaang laai khvoax ia bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih kaq m'si kea ee, lie khix chviar sirm'miq'laang laai khvoax ia bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since the things are not false, it doesn't make any difference whom you ask to look at them.
  貨既不是假的,你去請誰來看也沒有關係。

phoxngphoxngsongsofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phong'phong'sofng'sofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

puffy (hair, cake); fluffy

疏疏鬆鬆

• Phoxngphoxngsongsofng ee miqkvia, nar extaxng thiap kaq loa tang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phong'phong'sofng'sofng ee mih'kvia, nar e'taxng thiap kaq loa tang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How can fluffy and puffy stuff be piled up in a heavy stack?
  疏鬆的東西,怎麼能疊多重?

purnthoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: puxn'thoo [[...]][i#] [p.]

things of not much value (Lit. manure or dirt)

糞土

• Miqkvia cide ze soaq siok kaq nar purnthoo lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih'kvia cit'e ze soaq siok kaq nar puxn'thoo lex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as something becomes plentiful, it loses its value (becomes cheap as dirt).
  東西一多,竟便宜得像糞土般。

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