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ahtøfthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'tør'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

crush

壓得死死

• Y ho laang ahtøfthaau af, bøo hoatto thafng hoafnkhoxng af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ho laang aq'tør'thaau af, bøo hoad'to thafng hoarn'khoxng af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He was crushed to death, there is no way to revive him.
  他被人壓得死死,沒辦法反抗了。

zah laang ee oexthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zah laang ee oe'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

interrupt a man when speaking, to cut short another's long story

打斷人的話

zhaothaau-køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau kef'ar zhaux'thaau-køef'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

be scolded often (Lit. stinky head chicken)

常常被罵

• Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, mxkuo tviaxtvia teq zøx zhaothaau ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, m'kuo tvia'tvia teq zøx zhaux'thaau kef'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is not all that bad but people always like to scold him.
  他人也不壞,不過常常被罵。

zhofngpong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhorng'pong [[...]][i#] [p.]

rash, hurried, careless, run against, spoil or break things

鹵莽,匆忙

• Y cyn zhofngpong, chiatør zhaethngf toax langkheq ee thaukhakterng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn zhorng'pong, chiaf'tør zhaix'thngf toax laang'kheq ee thaau'khag'terng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very careless, he spilt soup on the head of the guest.
  他很鹵莽,翻倒菜湯在客人的頭上。

zhud-hongthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'hofng'thaau zhud-hofng'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

be famous, seek publicity

出風頭

• Hid ee laang cyn zhut'hongthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn zhud'hofng'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is well known.
  那個人很出風頭。

• Y cyn aix zhut'hongthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn aix zhud'hofng'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very obtrusive.
  他很愛出風頭。

ciq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciq (ciab) [[...]][i#] [p.]

meet, receive

接,迎接

• Goar boeq laikhix hoefchiathaau ciq langkheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq laai'khix hoea'chiaf'thaau ciq laang'kheq. Goar bøeq laai'khix høea'chiaf'thaau ciq laang'kheq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I want to go to the station to meet some visitors.
  我要到火車站去接客人。

• cihput [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciq'put (ciq'siin) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  receive with offerings an idol carried in procession
  迎神

ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

stone lion found at the entrance of many temples

石獅

• phaq ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq ciøh'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  carve a stone lion
  彫石獅

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