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bexhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hør bøe'hør [[...]][i#] [p.]

describes an incurable sickness, a hopeless case, work which it is not possible to finish or get done

不會好,好不了。

• Y ee pve bexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve be'hør. Y ee pve bøe'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He cannot recover from his sickness.
  他的病不會好。

• Cid ee khangkhoex køq zøx svajit, iao zøx bexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx be'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This job cannot be completed in only three more days.
  這個工作再三天還做不完。

be koeagiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be koex'giexn bøe køex'giexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

insatiable taste or craving for pleasure, never satisfied, always requesting or asking for more

不過癮

• Y lym cit koaxn ciuo iao be koeagiexn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y lym cit koaxn ciuo iao be koex'giexn. Y lym cit koaxn ciuo iao bøe køex'giexn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is never satisfied drinking only one bottle of wine.
  他喝一瓶酒還不過癮。

boe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe bøe (be, bi) [[...]][i#] [p.]

not yet

未

• iawbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'boe iao'bøe (iar'be) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not yet
  未,還未

boxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boxng (boxng'boxng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

thoughtless, careless, reckless

惘,放蕩

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn boxng (borngboxng) m thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn boxng (boxng'boxng) m thak'zheq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is very reckless, he won't study.
  這個孩子很放蕩,不讀書。

• Lie cyn boxng, svatngx ciah be par, iao sviuxboeq bea tiexnsi. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah be par, iao sviu'boeq bea tien'si. Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah bøe par, iao sviu'bøeq bøea tien'si. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You are very reckless, you don't eat three full meals a day but you are thinking of buying a television set.
  你很糊塗,三餐不飽,還想要買電視。

zhutkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kex (zhud) [[...]][i#] [p.]

buyer offering a lower price, talk down the price

講價,還價

• Y cyn gaau kofngkex, lie boeq bea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhutkex). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie boeq bea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex). Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie bøeq bøea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He constantly starts bargaining with a high price, when buying you must haggle with him
  他很會開價,你要買時要跟他還價。

• goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m be. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m be. goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m bøe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I offered him ten dollars, he still won't sell it.
  我出他十塊,他還不賣。

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