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

itch, itchy

癢,痒

• Cid ui øe cviu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ui e cviu.; Cid ui øe cviu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is itchy.
  這裏會癢。

• pecviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pee cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  scratch an itchy spot
  抓癢

• Cviu ee m pee, bøo cviu e pee kaq laau hoeq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu ee m pee, bøo cviu e pee kaq laau hoeq.; Cviu`ee m pee, bøo cviu`ee pee kaq laau hoeq/huiq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  neglect important matters, while very busy about what does not concern him (Lit. won't scratch the itchy place, but where is no itch, scratches till the blood flows)
  癢的不抓,不癢的抓到流血(該做的不做,不該做的反而做了)。

hofchiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'chiw [[...]][i#] [p.]

tiger's whiskers

虎鬍

• pøeh-hofchiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poeh'hor'chiw; pøeh-hor'chiw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  draw lots to decide which one shall pay for the entertainment and how much
  抓大頭

jiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiaux; (liaux) [[...]][i#] [p.]

scratch

抓,癢

• Cviu ee sofzai m jiaux, be cviu ee sofzai jiaux kaq lau'huiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu ee sor'zai m jiaux, be cviu ee sor'zai jiaux kaq laau'huiq.; Cviu ee sor'zai m jiaux, bøe cviu ee sor'zai jiaux kaq laau'huiq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Not to do what has to be done, but to work hard on unnecessary matters. (Lit. Not to scratch the itchy place, but to scratch a place that is not itchy until it bleeds.)
  癢的不抓,不癢的抓得流血,該做的不做,不該做的反而做了。

jiaocviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiaux'cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

scratch an itchy spot

抓癢

jiaophoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiaux'phoax [[...]][i#] [p.]

injure the skin by scratching, damage tissue by scratching

抓破

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

cling (hold on) to, hang on, depend on

握住,抓住,攀住

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

grasp, seize

抓,把

• cit lak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit lak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  grip, a grasp, a handful (of sugar)
  一把

lak khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lak khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

catch from above and lift up, pull up to keep from falling, hold up (legs of trousers or skirt), pull up (a sleeve), grasp (a handful of sand)

抓起來

mef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mef; mef/my; (my) [[...]][i#] [p.]

handful of (rice, sugar, salt, sand), take up a handful of

把,抓

• Thauliah køef, ia tiøh cidmef bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaw'liah kef, ia tiøh cit mef bie.; Thaw'liah køef, ia tiøh cit'mef/my bie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Even if you want to steal a chicken, you have to spend a handful of rice. You cannot accomplish anything without effort.
  偷雞也得一把米。

mef khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mef khie'laai; mef/my khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

pick, gather up (sugar, sand) with your hand

抓起來

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

rake, to drag, to scrape, to scratch

耙,刮,抓

pecviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pee'cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

scratch an itchy spot

抓癢

pøeh-hofchiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poeh'hor'chiw; pøeh-hor'chiw [[...]][i#] [p.]

draw lots or draw straws to see how much each will pay

抓大頭,抽籤

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

snatch, to grab, seize, to grasp, to catch, to scrape or sweep up with the hand

抓

• laxmsarm saf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lam'sarm saf; (of'peh saf) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  snatch or grasp things indiscriminately (as a thief in the dark or as a drowning man)
  隨便抓

• saf bøo niauaf'mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saf bøo niaw'ar'mngg; (saf bøo liaau'ar'mngg) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot find a clue, no way of finding out, can not understand or guess what it is all about
  不得其門而入,莫明其妙

• saf bøtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saf bøo'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  failed to catch (a fly ball or a bird), failed to arrest (a suspect)
  沒抓到

• saliawliao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saf'liao'liao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  snatched all of them
  抓光了

• saf mxtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saf m'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  grab the wrong thing or person
  抓錯

• saf oaflaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saf oar'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sweep things together with the hand
  抓在一起

• siekeasaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'kex'saf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  borrow or get something from many sources
  到處借,到處拿

• tuix chiuo ka y saf lef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix chiuo ka y saf lef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  grasp him by the hand
  抓住他的手

sacvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saf'cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]

sweep up cash from the table with the hand, borrow money from many sources

抓錢,借錢

thiaq iøqar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiaq iøh'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

buy medicines according to prescription

抓藥

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