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Bayteg zhud høfsurn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bae'teg zhud hør'surn. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Accomplishments of child can be greater than his parents. (Lit. bad bamboo tree produces good bamboo shoots.)

壞竹出好筍。

zusex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zw'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]

posture, a pose

姿勢

• zusex hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zw'sex hør; (zw'sex bae) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a fine (poor) posture
  姿勢好(壞)

• zusex bøo cviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zw'sex bøo cviax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one's posture is not straight
  姿勢不正

høfbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'bae; (hør'phvae) [[...]][i#] [p.]

good or bad

好歹

• m zaiviar høfbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m zay'viar hør'bae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot tell the difference between good and bad, do not know right from wrong
  不知好歹

kefngkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kerng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

times, business, activity, booming

景氣

• kefngkhix hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kerng'khix hør; (kerng'khix bae) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Business (The market) is brisk (dull).
  景氣好(壞)

• kefngkhix hør `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kerng'khix hør `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How's business?
  景氣好嗎? 生意好嗎?

• Kixnlaai longzhoafn ee kefngkhix cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kin'laai loong'zhoafn ee kerng'khix cyn hør.; Kin/Kun'laai loong'zhoafn ee kerng'khix cyn hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Recently, life in the country has been very good.
  近來農村的景氣很好。

khieseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix'seg [[...]][i#] [p.]

color of the face, complexion

氣色

• khieseg hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix'seg hør; (khix'seg bae) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  look well (pale)
  氣色好(壞)

khongkhix ee liuthofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khofng'khix ee liuu'thofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

ventilation

空氣的流通

• khongkhix ee liuthofng hør (bae) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khofng'khix ee liuu'thofng hør (bae) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  well (ill)-ventilated
  空氣的流通好(不好)

u hør bøo bae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hør bøo bae [[...]][i#] [p.]

totally good, very good

只有好處,沒有壞處

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