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bøea øe khie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea e khie; bøea øe khie [[...]][i#] [p.]

able to afford it

買得起

zhutlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'lat [[...]][i#] [p.]

put forth one's strength

用力,出力

• Tiøqaix zhutlat ciaq kngf e khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tiøh'aix zhud'lat ciaq kngf e khie'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You must exert yourselves, then you can lift it up (carry it).
  要用力才抬得起來。

zuypha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'pha [[...]][i#] [p.]

blister

水泡

• Ee na sviw aan, khaf e phorngpha (khie zuypha). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ee na sviw aan, khaf e phoxng'pha (khie zuie'pha). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the shoes are too tight, the feet will get blisters.
  要是鞋子太緊,腳會起泡。

giaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaa; (thay) [[...]][i#] [p.]

carry a large bulky object with both hands or on shoulders), to lift, to raise (as one's head), have a fit (spasm)

舉,發作,抬

• Na kvoatiøh, he'kusaux e køq giaa khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na kvoaa'tiøh, hef'kw'saux e køq giaa khie'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a fit of asthma
  如著了涼,百日咳又會發作。

hoarnkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaxn'khie [[...]][i#] [p.]

arouse to action, call, recall

喚起

• Afnnef zøx extaxng hoarnkhie cyn ze laang ee hiofng'exng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef zøx e'taxng hoaxn'khie cyn ze laang ee hiorng'exng.; Arn'nef zøx/zøex e'taxng hoaxn'khie cyn ze laang ee hiorng'exng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  By doing that you can arouse many people's support.
  這麼做能喚起很多人的響應。

hoafnkhie-hoafntør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør; hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør [[...]][i#] [p.]

not dependable, always changing, fickle, capricious, can't determine things

反覆無常,時好時壞,沒主見,沒定性

• Lie kofng'oe hoafnkhyhoafntør, goar nar kvar siongsixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie korng'oe hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør, goar nar kvar siofng'sixn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You are very fickle, how can I believe what you say.
  你說話反覆無常,我怎敢相信?

• Tviaxtvia teq hoafnkhyhoafntør mxzay e hør ar be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør m'zay e hør ar be?; Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If your health is always changing, do you think you'll recover?
  常常時好時壞,不知會不會好?

khvoax-øexkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'e'khie; khvoax-øe'khie [[...]][i#] [p.]

have a high opinion of, to respect, worth respecting

看得起

kvialiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'liao; (kviaf'vie, kviaf'var) [[...]][i#] [p.]

lest, for fear that, afraid that

恐怕

• Kinnafjit kviavar e løqho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'nar'jit kviaf'var e løh'ho. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am afraid it will rain today.
  今天恐怕會下雨。

• Hid ciaq kao tiøh pagkhylaai, kviavie e ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao tiøh pak'khie'laai, kviaf'vie e ka laang.; Hid ciaq kao tiøh pak`khie'laai, kviaf'vie øe ka laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Tie the dog up lest it should bite someone.
  那隻狗得綁起來,恐怕會咬人。

gviauq bøe khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gviauq be khie'laai; gviauq bøe khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

unable to get up (from a lying position or bed)

爬不起來

• Cit e lau, poaqtør soaq gviauq be khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit e lau, poah'tør soaq gviauq be khie'laai.; Cit'e lau, poah'tør soaq gviauq bøe khie'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Once he falls down he cannot get up.
  人一老,跌倒竟爬不起來。

øeasøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oex'soex; øex'søex [[...]][i#] [p.]

make a mess (with bits of paper, wood shavings), to litter

髒亂,弄髒亂

• Khautøliefn exexngtid khyhoea, mxkuo cyn oeasoex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaw'tøf'liefn e'eng'tid khie'hoea, m'kuo cyn oex'soex.; Khaw'tøf'liefn øe'eng'tid khie'hoea, m'kuo cyn øex'søex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We can start fire with wood shavings, but they are messy.
  刨木屑可生火,但是很髒亂。

pefngkhie-pefngtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: perng'khie'perng'tør; perng'khie-perng'tør [[...]][i#] [p.]

shilly-shally, sometime good sometime bad

出爾反爾,時好時壞

• Y ee pve pefngkhypefngtør, mxzay e hør ar be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay e hør ar be?; Y ee pvi perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His sickness is sometimes better and sometimes worst, don't know if he will regain his health or not?
  他的病時好時壞,不知會好否?

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