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

take him on his own terms, on (one's) own terms

遷就

• Hid khoarn arpax ee laang, tiliao ciu y ygoa karm iao u paxnhoad? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn ax'pax ee laang, tii'liao ciu y ie'goa karm iao u pan'hoad? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kind of oppressive person, how can you do anything but meet him on his own terms?
  那種不講理的人,除了遷就他以外,還有辦法嗎?

hiøxhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'hoan [[...]][i#] [p.]

future trouble

後患

• Aix zafmzhao tikyn ciaq be u hiøxhoan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aix zarm'zhao tii'kyn ciaq be u hiø'hoan. Aix zarm'zhao tii'kyn ciaq bøe u hiø'hoan. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Lit. You need to pull weeds out by the roots to avoid future trouble.
  要斬草除根才不會有後患。

khaotii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaux'tii [[...]][i#] [p.]

subtract, deduct

扣除

• Khaotii soeakym u nngxban khof ee siujip. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaux'tii soex'kym u nng'ban khof ee siw'jip. Khaux'tii søex'kym u nng'ban khof ee siw'jip. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  an income of twenty thousand dollars after tax deduction
  扣除稅款有兩萬元的收入。

• chitkhaux-pøehtii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'khaux-peq'tii chid'khaux-pøeq'tii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  run up a heavy list of deductions and countercharges, making out that there is very little, if anything, to be paid
  七扣八除

tiliao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tii'liao [[...]][i#] [p.]

except that, in addition to

除了

• Tiliao paeid ygoa lorng u eeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tii'liao paix'id ie'goa lorng u eeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am always free except on Monday.
  除了禮拜一以外都有空。

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