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bixpitjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi'pid'jieen [[...]][i#] [p.]

not necessarily so

未必然

• Høfgiaqlaang bixpitjieen khoaelok. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'giah'laang bi'pid'jieen khoaix'lok. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The rich are not always happy.
  有錢人未必快樂。

zhutsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'syn [[...]][i#] [p.]

be a graduate of a university, be a native of, rise from poverty to wealth and rank

出身

• Y si Taioaan Taixhak zhutsyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si Taai'oaan Tai'hak zhud'syn ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a graduate of the National University of Taiwan.
  他是台灣大學出身的。

• Yn thaethaix si høfgiaqlaang zhutsyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn thaix'thaix si hør'giah'laang zhud'syn ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His wife came from a rich family.
  他太太是出身於有錢人家。

høfgiah-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'giah'laang hør'giah-laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

rich man

富有的人

keg høfgiaqlaang phaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg hør'giah'laang phaix [[...]][i#] [p.]

take on the airs and appearance of a wealthy man when really not so

裝有錢人的派頭

kuxtøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku'tea ku'tøea (purn'tea) [[...]][i#] [p.]

originally

本來

• Y kuxtea si høfgiaqlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ku'tea si hør'giah'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He originally was a rich man.
  他本來是有錢人。

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