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isu bupor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'su buu'por [[...]][i#] [p.]

of no help, doesn't help for a solution to a problem

於事無補

Paklai hoatkhylaai ee phoe'hupve, kannaf boaq iøqar si isu bupor ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pag'lai hoad'khie'laai ee phoee'hw'pve, kafn'naf boaq iøh'ar si ii'su buu'por ee.; Pag'lai hoad'khie'laai ee phøee'hw'pve/pvi, kafn'naf boaq iøh'ar si uu'su buu'por ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
For internal troubles it doesn't help to apply medicine on the outside.
肚子裡發出來的皮膚病,只擦藥是於事無補的。

kuxpve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku'pve; ku'pve/pvi [[...]][i#] [p.]

chronic disease, old complaint

舊病

kuxpve køq khie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku'pve køq khie; ku'pve/pvi køq khie; (ku'pve køq giaa) [[...]][i#] [p.]
have an attack of one's chronic disease
舊病復發

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 pvi pefngkhypefngtør, mxzay øe hør aq bøe? [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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