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armlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

do something bad

夜路

• Armlo na kvar kviaa, kynban e khix twtiøh kuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Axm'lo na kvar kviaa, kirn'ban e khix tuo'tiøh kuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Even if you are not afraid to walk on a dark road, sooner or later you'll bump into a ghost.
  夜路如果敢走,早晚會碰到鬼。

borng... (''plus Verb'') [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng... (''plus Verb'') [[...]][i#] [p.]

content oneself with coarse food, trivial work and valueless books

姑且,將就

• bofngkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk at random, sometimes idle jesting, half-joking, half in earnest, well now, just speak
  隨便講

• bofngkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tolerable, not very good, but may do
  將就

• Eng'eeng ku pørzoar borng khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng ku pøx'zoar borng khvoax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nothing to do but read old newspapers
  沒事且看看舊報紙。

• Na zhoe bøo thaulo, kang'iuo ia tiøh bofngzøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na zhoe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx. Na zhøe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you can't find a job, workers should do less meaningful work.
  如找不著工作,工友也只好將就了。

• Phvayciah si phvayciah, paktor na iaw tiøh bofngciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'ciah si phvae'ciah, pag'tor na iaw tiøh borng'ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  True it is not good tasting, but when you are hungry anything will do.
  難吃是難吃,肚子餓了,也只好將就吃了。

zeacie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex'cie (kixm'cie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

restraint, repression, restrain, keep from, hold in check, hold back

制止

• Yn zeacie y laai ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn zex'cie y laai ciaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  They prevented his coming here.
  他們制止他來這兒。

• Na u laang teq zøx phvae taixcix, tiøh ka yn zeacie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u laang teq zøx phvae tai'cix, tiøh ka yn zex'cie. Na u laang teq zøx/zøex phvae tai'cix, tiøh ka yn zex'cie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If anyone is doing evil, you should stop them.
  如有人在做壞事,要制止他們。

zheatiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhex'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

have the skin scraped, have an abrasion

擦到,搓到

• Tøh'ar na boeq kngf jiblaai, mxthafng zheatiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tøq'ar na boeq kngf jip'laai, m'thafng zhex'tiøh. Tøq'ar na bøeq kngf jip'laai, m'thafng zhøex'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you are going to carry in the desk, don't scratch it.
  桌子若要抬進來,不要搓到。

• poaqtør zheatiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poah'tør zhex'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fell down and got scratched
  跌倒擦傷

zhøfkør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhør'kør [[...]][i#] [p.]

rough sketch or draft

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