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hømihkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'miq'khor [[...]][i#] [p.]

why bother, quite unnecessarily

何苦

• Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiahnih hømihkhor? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiaq'nih høo'miq'khor? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Why bother to go that far for a dinner invitation?
  去那麼遠給人請,何苦?

khiaothaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaux'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

easily angered

容易生氣

• Y hiahnih khiaothaau, goar mxkvar kaq y kofngchiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hiaq'nih khiaux'thaau, goar m'kvar kaq y korng'chiøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He gets angry that easily, I don't dare joke with him.
  他那麼容易生氣,我不敢跟他開玩笑。

nafsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar'sae [[...]][i#] [p.]

why must..., there is no need...

何需

• Cidsielaang kaq loa kuo, nafsae hiahnih keakaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'six'laang kaq loa kuo, nar'sae hiaq'nih kex'kaux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Life is short, why fight over things? Why dispute over things?
  一生很短,何必那麼計較?

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