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acirm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'cirm [[...]][i#] [p.]

aunt, wife of an uncle on the father's side of the family

嬸母,嬸嬸

angkøchiahchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'køf'chiaq'chi [[...]][i#] [p.]

ruddy good health

紅光滿面

• Tefng'e pvi kaq bøeq sie, citmar iuxkøq angkøchiahchih`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Terng'e pve kaq boeq sie, cirm'ar iu'køq aang'køf'chiaq'chi af.; Terng'e pvi kaq bøeq sie, cid'mar iu'køq aang'køf'chiaq'chih`aq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Formerly he was sick unto death, now he is again in ruddy good health.
  前陣子病得要死,現在又紅光滿面了。

zawsamkoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'safm'koafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

run away to avoid trouble

走三關

• Y tør laang ee hoe'ar, cym'ar teq zawsamkoafn af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tør laang ee hoe'ar, cirm'ar teq zao'safm'koafn af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He toppled someone's mutual loan group, now he is "on the lam" (running away to hide from trouble).
  他倒別人的會錢,現在在走三關了。

ciamtoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm'toafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

high point, climax

尖端

• Cym'ar ee khø'hak kviaa kaux ciamtoafn af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'ar ee khøf'hak kviaa kaux ciafm'toafn af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Now science is advanced to a high point.
  現在的科學走到尖端了。

cirm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cirm; (af'cirm) [[...]][i#] [p.]

wife of a father's younger brother, an aunt

嬸

engkay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng'kay; (exng'kay) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ought, ought to be

應該

• Lie engkay (tiøh) afnny zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie efng'kay (tiøh) arn'ny zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You must do it this way
  你應該這樣做.

• Huiky na kawtiarm khypoef, cymmar erngkay kaux ciaf af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Huy'ky na kao'tiarm khie'poef, cirm'mar exng'kay kaux ciaf af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The plane ought to be here by now, if it took off at nine. (Note: "eng-kai" and "tioh" mean the same thing, but "tioh" is used for emphasis.)
  飛機要是九點起飛, 現在應該到這兒了.

• Engkay! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'kay!; (Exng'kay!) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Serve you right! I told you so ! (As when a mischievous child falls down).
  應該! 應該!

kinkvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'kvef [[...]][i#] [p.]

encumber, involve, responsibilities, draw in, drag out

牽連

• Cymmar lorng bøo kinkvef af, exsaytid chitthøo af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'mar lorng bøo kyn'kvef af, e'sae'tid chid'thøo af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You can relax now because you aren't encumbered with any responsibilities.
  現在都無牽連了,可以玩了。

phahputbok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'pud'bok [[...]][i#] [p.]

help victims of injustice, fall out, suddenly turn hostile

打抱不平,翻臉

• Yn pwnlaai si nar hviati lef, mxkuo cym'ar ykefng phahputbok af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn purn'laai si nar hviaf'ti lef, m'kuo cirm'ar ie'kefng phaq'pud'bok af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Formerly they were like brothers but now they have turned hostile.
  他們本來是像兄弟似的,不過現在已經翻臉了。

pvoa (tvoa)`tiøh luikongboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoa (tvoa)`tiøh luii'kofng'boea; pvoa (tvoa)`tiøh luii'kofng'bøea [[...]][i#] [p.]

be involved

受拖累

• Kiøx lie maix zhab, lie tøf boeq, cym'ar khix pvoaxtiøh luikongboea af hvoq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiøx lie maix zhab, lie tøf boeq, cirm'ar khix pvoa'tiøh luii'kofng'boea af hvoq.; Kiøx lie maix zhab, lie tøf bøeq, cid'mar khix pvoa'tiøh luii'kofng'bøea af hvoq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I told you not to get involved but you wanted to so now you got hit by lightning
  叫你不要管,你就要,現在受拖累了吧!

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