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🗣u: Zexng'ti jiin'but chiaf'via cviu'taai`ee cyn ze, kofng'eeng løh'taai`ee khaq ciør. 政治人物奢颺上台的真濟，光榮落台的較少。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

政治人物風光上臺的很多，光榮下臺的較少。

🗣u: Køf'sog kofng'lo hør sae'chiaf, m'køq lo'piaw hok'zap, cit'e khvoax bøo cyn, løh'laam sae tuix cviu'pag`khix, tø “cit tng zhaf kao chiøq”, kef liao sii'kafn, køq kef liao iuu`ee. 高速公路好駛車，毋過路標複雜，一下看無真，落南駛對上北去，就「一丈差九尺」，加了時間、閣加了油的。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

高速公路好開車，但是號誌複雜，一下沒看仔細，南下開到北上去，「南轅北轍」，費時又費油。

vaixcviu-vaixløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vai'cviu'vai'løh; vai/iang'cviu-vai/iang'løh [[...]][i#] [p.]

take care of, tend (Lit. carry up and down)

背上背下

cviuxsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'svoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend a mountain, go ashore (archaic)

上山

• Cviuxsvoaf ia cit jit, løqhae ia cit jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf ia cit jit, løh'hae ia cit jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)
  上山也一天,下海也一天,慢慢來,不用急。

• Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax lang'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang'ix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Be aware of the wishes of your host. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (Lit. In climbing a mountain, look at the mountain contours, if you enter a person's home, consider his feelings.)
  見風轉舵,入鄉隨俗。

pvoarcviu-løqe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'cviu'løh'e; pvoax'cviu-løh'e [[...]][i#] [p.]

give up halfway, leave something unfinished

半途而廢

• U ee laang zøx taixcix lorng zøx kaq pvoarcviuxløqe ciu paxng lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ee laang zøx tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'e ciu paxng lef.; U ee laang zøx/zøex tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'øe ciu paxng lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Some people do things half way and then give up.
  有的人做事都做到半途而廢就放著。

u: cit'cviu cit'løh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.34]

Vph : alternately go up and down (vertical motion)

一上一下

u: cviu'cviu'løh'løh 上上落落 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0144] [#13045]

絡繹不絕 ， 來來去去 。 <>

u: cviu'løh 上落 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0151/B0186] [#13092]

( 1 ) 升降 。 ( 2 ) 起落 ； 往來 。 <( 1 ) ∼∼ 方便 。 ( 2 ) ∼∼-- e5人真濟 ； 不時teh ∼∼ 。 >

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