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bakbag taktag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag'bag'tag'tag bag'bag tag'tag [[...]][i#] [p.]

miscellaneous

零零碎碎

• Hid khoarn bakbaktaktag ee khangkhoex goar bøo aix zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn bag'bag'tag'tag ee khafng'khoex goar bøo aix zøx. Hid khoarn bag'bag'tag'tag ee khafng'khoex goar bøo aix zøx/zøex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't like to do work that is only a lot of miscellaneous small jobs.
  那種零零碎碎的工作我不要做。

bøzhae cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zhae cvii (bøo'zhae mih, ...) [[...]][i#] [p.]

waste of money (thing, etc.)

浪費錢,東西等

• Bøzhae cvii, zap khof bea hid khoarn ee zheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'zhae cvii, zap khof bea hid khoarn ee zheq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is a waste of ten dollars to buy that kind of book.
  浪費錢,十塊錢買那種書。

bø'hau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'hau (buu'hau) [[...]][i#] [p.]

invalid, of no effect, lacking results, unsuccessful

無效

• køeakii bø'hau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'kii bøo'hau køex'kii bøo'hau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  expired
  過期無效

• Hid khoarn iøqar bø'hau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn iøh'ar bøo'hau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kind of medicine has no effect.
  那種藥無效。

zaileeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'leeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

talents, capacities

才能

• Lie bøo hid khoarn zaileeng, arnzvoar boeq zøx hid khoarn taixcix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie bøo hid khoarn zaai'leeng, axn'zvoar boeq zøx hid khoarn tai'cix? Lie bøo hid khoarn zaai'leeng, axn'zvoar bøeq zøx/zøex hid khoarn tai'cix? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You haven't that kind of talent, why do you want to do something like that?
  你沒有那種才能,為什麼要做那種事?

zatlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad'lat [[...]][i#] [p.]

to estimate one's strength or resources before acting, estimate one's own ability act according to one's strength

量力

• Bøeq texng hid khoarn pang'ar, aix siøfkhoar zatlat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, e texng phoax khix. Bøeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you are going to nail down that kind of board, you have to be careful how hard you hit it or you will bust the board.
  要釘那種木板要稍微量力,否則會釘破。

zerngjiin kunzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'jiin kwn'zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

man of honor, gentleman

正人君子

• Y si cit ee zerngjiin kunzuo, boeq nar e zøx hid khoarn taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, boeq nar e zøx hid khoarn tai'cix. Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, bøeq nar øe zøx/zøex hid khoarn tai'cix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a respectable person, how come he would so something like that?
  他是一個正人君子,怎麼會做那種事情。

zhaocien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'cien [[...]][i#] [p.]

grows, spreads and flourishes quickly

容易繁殖(植物)

• Hid khoarn hoef cyn zhaocien. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn hoef cyn zhaux'cien. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kind of flower grows very quickly.
  那種花很賤俗,隨意種就能活。

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