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cviuxsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'svoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend a mountain, go ashore (archaic)

上山

• Cviuxsvoaf ia cit jit, løqhae ia cit jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf ia cit jit, løh'hae ia cit jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)
  上山也一天,下海也一天,慢慢來,不用急。

• Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax lang'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang'ix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Be aware of the wishes of your host. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (Lit. In climbing a mountain, look at the mountain contours, if you enter a person's home, consider his feelings.)
  見風轉舵,入鄉隨俗。

ieseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'seg [[...]][i#] [p.]

consciousness, senses

意識

• Y iawkuo ieseg putbeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y iao'kuo ix'seg pud'beeng; (Y iao'kuo m zay laang) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He still remains in an unconscious condition
  他還意識不明(不省人事)

• hoaxnzoe ee ieseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoan'zoe ee ix'seg [[...]][i#] [p.]
  consciousness of guilt, conviction of sin
  犯罪的意識

iecix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]

will, volition

意志

• iecix kienkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'cix kiefn'kox; (ix'cix pok'jiok) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be firm (weak) of purpose
  意志堅固,薄弱

• iecix kioong ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'cix kioong ee laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  man of strong will
  意志堅強的人

viaftviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viar'tviuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

conspicuous, showy

顯目

• Iefn'oaan zheng ee hogzofng cyn viaftviuu, cyn e suo laang zuoix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iern'oaan zheng ee hok'zofng cyn viar'tviuu, cyn e suo laang zux'ix.; Iern'oaan zheng ee hok'zofng cyn viar'tviuu, cyn øe suo laang zux'ix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The customs that actors wear are very showy, they really attract attention.
  演員穿的服裝很顯目,很會受人注意。

iauchviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'chviar [[...]][i#] [p.]

invite, invitation

邀請

• Laang høfix iauchviar, bøo khix karm be phvaysex? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang hør'ix iaw'chviar, bøo khix karm be phvae'sex?; Laang hør'ix iaw'chviar, bøo khix karm bøe phvae'sex? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When someone invites with good intentions, how can it not be bad manners not to go?
  別人好意邀請,不去怎麼好意思?

ko'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu [[...]][i#] [p.]

behave ungratefully, requite kindness with ingratitude, disappoint, be unfaithful to a person

辜負

• ko'hu laang ee høfix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu laang ee hør'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  act ungratefully after receiving other's good wishes
  辜負人的好意

• ko'hu lirn lauxpe chi lie kaq ciaq toaxhaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu lirn lau'pe chi lie kaq ciaq toa'haxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  waste your father's efforts in bringing you up.
  辜負你父親養育你這麼大

mxternglang'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'texng'laang'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]

not according to one's desire, not to one's taste

不順人意

texng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: texng; (tioxng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

hit the center, accomplish, be hit, exact

中

• mxternglangbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m texng laang bak; m'texng'laang'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unsightly thing or action
  不中人看

• mxternglang'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m texng laang ix; m'texng'laang'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not according to one's desire, not to one's taste
  不中人意

• mxternglangthviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m texng laang thviaf; m'texng'laang'thviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  speaking so that the other is not willing to listen
  不中人聽

thaxm laang ee oexix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxm laang ee oe'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]

find out a man's meaning by apparently desultory talk

探人的話意

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