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Kill two birds with one stone. Do one thing and effect two things. (Lit. While reaching for fresh-water clams in the water, get your clothes washed as a side effect.)

一舉兩得

iuthngthngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'thngf'thngf [[...]][i#] [p.]

oily

油膩膩的

Kuy sengkhw iuthngthngf, nar m khix voa khylaai sea? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kuy sefng'khw iuu'thngf'thngf, nar m khix voa khie'laai sea?; Kuy sefng'khw iuu'thngf'thngf, nar m khix voa khie'laai søea? [[...]][i#] [p.]
Your clothes are all oily, why don't you take them off and wash them.
全身油膩膩的,怎麼不去換起來洗?

jizhafngzharng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'zharng'zharng; jii/juu-zharng'zharng [[...]][i#] [p.]

mixed up, confused, in confusion

很亂,亂七八糟

Thaumof jizhafngzharng m khix sefsea lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaau'mof jii'zharng'zharng m khix sea'sea lex.; Thaau'mof jii/juu-zharng'zharng m khix søea'søea lex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Your hair is a mess, why don't you go and get it washed.
頭髮很亂,快去洗洗。

jien'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jieen'au [[...]][i#] [p.]

after that

然後

Goar boeq taixsefng ciaqpng, jien'au boeq sea sengkhw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq tai'sefng ciah'png, jieen'au boeq sea sefng'khw.; Goar bøeq tai'sefng ciah'png, jieen'au bøeq søea sefng'khw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I'll take a meal first, then I'll take bath.
我要先吃飯,然後要洗澡。

kansøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'sea; kafn'søea; (taf'sea) [[...]][i#] [p.]

dry cleaning

乾洗

khab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khab [[...]][i#] [p.]

prostrate, put upside down

俯伏,趴,倒放

Voafpvoaa na sea hør, aix khab lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Voar'pvoaa na sea hør, aix khab lex.; Voar'pvoaa na søea hør, aix khab lex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
After the dishes have been washed, they must be inverted.
碗盤要是洗好,要倒放。

Chviar lie khab lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie khab lex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Please lie down on your stomach. (said by a doctor to a patient)
請你趴著。

Y khab ti binzhngterng teq khvoarzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khab ti biin'zhngg'terng teq khvoax'zheq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He is stretched out on the bed on his stomach reading a book.
他趴在床上看書。

khab lea (leq, teq) khuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khab lea (leq, teq) khuxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
sleep on one's stomach
伏著睡

khausøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaw'sea; khaw'søea [[...]][i#] [p.]

jeer at, laugh at, make fun of

諷刺

Y teq ka goar khausea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y teq ka goar khaw'sea.; Y teq ka goar khaw'søea. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He is speaking of me ironically.
他在諷刺我。

kiam'iong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiafm'iong [[...]][i#] [p.]

combine, serve as well

兼用

sefegkefng kab piexnsor kiam'iong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sea'ek'kefng kab pien'sor kiafm'iong; søea'ek'kefng kab pien'sor kiafm'iong [[...]][i#] [p.]
room serving both as bath and toilet
浴室兼廁所

køex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex; køex; (kex, køx) [[...]][i#] [p.]

go through, to cross, past, a time (as once, twice etc.), burn away to ashes (as wood, coal, candle), to pass over, sign of passive or of work done on a thing