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khoafnthai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoarn'thai [[...]][i#] [p.]

treat (well or badly), hospitality

款待,伺候

• Y cyn gaau khoafnthai langkheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau khoarn'thai laang'kheq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He entertains guests warmly.
  他很會款待客人。

• Y bexhiao khoafnthai langkheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y be'hiao khoarn'thai laang'kheq.; Y bøe'hiao khoarn'thai laang'kheq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He doesn't know how to entertain visitors.
  他不會款待客人。

• Tøsia lie ee khoafnthai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tøf'sia lie ee khoarn'thai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Thanks for your hospitality.
  多謝你的款待。

• Y cyn hør khoafnthai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn hør khoarn'thai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very easy to please. He is not fastidious.
  他很好伺候。

• Y cyn phvae khoafnthai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn phvae khoarn'thai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is hard to please. He is fastidious.
  他很難伺候。

phvaykhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'khoarn [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad manners, ill-behaved (cf., "ho-khoan")

不像樣,壞習慣

• Y teq ciaqpng cyn phvaykhoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y teq ciah'png cyn phvae'khoarn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has bad manner when he eats.
  他吃飯不像樣。

phvae-khoafnthai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae khoarn'thai; phvae-khoarn'thai [[...]][i#] [p.]

be peevish, be fastidious, difficult to please, give poor service (to guests)

難侍候

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