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

ascend a mountain, go ashore (archaic)

上山

• Cviuxsvoaf ia cit jit, løqhae ia cit jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf ia cit jit, løh'hae ia cit jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)
  上山也一天,下海也一天,慢慢來,不用急。

• Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax lang'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang'ix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Be aware of the wishes of your host. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (Lit. In climbing a mountain, look at the mountain contours, if you enter a person's home, consider his feelings.)
  見風轉舵,入鄉隨俗。

cviuxthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'thvy; (sefng'thiefn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend to heaven

上升,升天

• Cviuxthvy bøo lo, jibte bøo mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'thvy bøo lo, jip'te bøo mngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no way out, no way to escape (Lit. no way to reach heaven and no door into the ground. (said of one or by one in desperate straits)
  上天無路, 入地無門。

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