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arngto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axng'to [[...]][i#] [p.]

cunning, crafty, deceitful

陰險

• Høfkhafng ee ia mxkvar pøx cide, lie sidzai cyn arngto. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'khafng ee ia m'kvar pøx cit'e, lie sit'zai cyn axng'to. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Even good news you don't dare to let me know, you certainly are crafty.
  好事也不敢通告一下,你實在很陰險。

bexhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hør bøe'hør [[...]][i#] [p.]

describes an incurable sickness, a hopeless case, work which it is not possible to finish or get done

不會好,好不了。

• Y ee pve bexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve be'hør. Y ee pve bøe'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He cannot recover from his sickness.
  他的病不會好。

• Cid ee khangkhoex køq zøx svajit, iao zøx bexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx be'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This job cannot be completed in only three more days.
  這個工作再三天還做不完。

høfkhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'khafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

good opportunity for getting money easily, have a large income, draw a large salary, be a paying business

走運,肥(俚語)

kvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvef (kvy) [[...]][i#] [p.]

weave, to darn

織

• Hid khafng iong svoax ka goar kvef ciu hør, mxbiern por. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khafng iong svoax ka goar kvef ciu hør, m'biern por. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Just darn the (little) hole with thread, you don't have to put a patch on it.
  那個洞用線織就行,不用補。

kvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvy (kvef) [[...]][i#] [p.]

weave, to darn

織,織補

• Hid khafng eng svoax ka goar kvy ciu hør, mxbiern por. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khafng eng svoax ka goar kvy ciu hør, m'biern por. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Just darn the (little) hole with thread, you don't have to put a patch on it.
  那洞用線織就好,不用補。

tehbøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq teq'bøeq [[...]][i#] [p.]

be about to, be going to, be on the point of

將要,快要

• Cid ee khangkhoex tehboeq hør ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex teq'boeq hør ax. Cid ee khafng'khoex teq'bøeq hør ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This work is about completed
  這項工作快要好了。

• tehbøeq khix`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq khix ax teq'bøeq khix`aq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  about to go
  快要去了

• tehbøeq sie`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq sie ax teq'bøeq sie`aq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  at the point of death
  快要死了

• tehbøeq kaux`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq kaux ax teq'bøeq kaux`aq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  about to arrive
  快要到了

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