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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。

zhaokhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'khafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

rotted out

東西有洞,缺陷

hoafnluxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'luxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

moist, damp

潮濕

• Miqkvia na hoafnluxn ciu e svekof kaq zhaophuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih'kvia na hoarn'luxn ciu e svef'kof kaq zhaux'phuo.; Mih'kvia na hoarn'luxn ciu øe svef/svy'kof kaq zhaux'phuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If things are damp they will get so moldy they will begin to stink and turn green.
  東西如果潮濕,就會長霉發味。

isy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'sy [[...]][i#] [p.]

move a corpse (to another man's house, so as to involve him in responsibility), scatter (things about) carelessly

東西亂丟

iapcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iab'cvii; (iab'mih) [[...]][i#] [p.]

give money (things) secretly to another

偷偷地拿錢(東西)

khiarmhang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaxm'hang [[...]][i#] [p.]

still one thing to do, not finished

缺一樣(東西)

khvoax-bøex'cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax be cviu'bak; khvoax'bøe'cviu'bak; (khvoax be khie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot set a high value on, look down on

看不上眼,看不起

• Cid khoarn ee laang (mih), goar khvoarbexkhie (bexcviuxbak) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn ee laang (mih), goar khvoax'be'khie (be'cviu'bak); Cid khoarn ee laang (mih), goar khvoax'bøe'khie (bøe'cviu'bak) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot set a high value on this kind of person (thing).
  這種人(東西) 我看不起( 不上眼)

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

an article, an item, classifier for affairs

件

• cit kvia henglie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit kvia heeng'lie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  piece of baggage
  一件行李

• cit kvia taixcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit kvia tai'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one piece of business
  一件事情

• miqkvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mih'kvia [[...]][i#] [p.]
  things
  東西

kosngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'sngf; (kof'tak) [[...]][i#] [p.]

unneighborly and unfriendly, e.g., unwilling to lend a hand or do a favor, selfish and disobliging

孤癖吝嗇

• Y cyn kosngf (kotak), miqkvia lorng bøo boeq ciøq laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn kof'sngf (kof'tak), mih'kvia lorng bøo boeq ciøq laang.; Y cyn kof'sngf (kof'tak), mih'kvia lorng bøo bøeq ciøq laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very unfriendly, he is never willing to lend anything to others
  他很孤吝,東西都不借人。

mih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mih; (but) [[...]][i#] [p.]

thing, article, object

物,東西

• cviamih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa'mih [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be something, very good and capable
  成器

• ciaqmih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'mih [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eatables, food
  食物

miqkvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mih'kvia [[...]][i#] [p.]

thing, article

東西

pviarkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pviax'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

steal or take away

偷光光

• Khix chitthøo nngxsvajit, miqkvia lorng ho zhadar pviarkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix chid'thøo nng'svaf'jit, mih'kvia lorng ho zhat'ar pviax'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  While away on a trip for two or three days, everything was stolen by a thief.
  去玩兩三天,東西都被小偷偷光了。

pviarsiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pviax'siok [[...]][i#] [p.]

sell cheap

賣便宜

• Miqkvia na kvar pviarsiok lorng ma u laang bea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih'kvia na kvar pviax'siok lorng ma u laang bea.; Mih'kvia na kvar pviax'siok lorng ma u laang bøea. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If things are sold cheap, everything will have a buyer.
  東西如果賣便宜都有人買。

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。

tangsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

east and west

東西

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