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zhefng'afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'afn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

inquire after a person's health, pay one's respect to

請安

• Chviar lie thex goar ka taixkef zhefng'afn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie thex goar ka tai'kef zherng'afn.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Please give my best regards to everyone.
  請代我向大家請安(問好)。

• Cyn kuo bøo laai ka lie zhefng'afn, cyn sitlea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn kuo bøo laai ka lie zherng'afn, cyn sid'lea.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Excuse me for my neglecting to call on you for a long time.
  很久沒來向你請安了,很對不起。

zhozhaix pøqciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'zhaix pøh'ciuo; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

ordinary food and weak wine

粗菜淡酒

• Eng zhozhaix pøqciuo chviar lie, cyn sitlea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng zhof'zhaix pøh'ciuo chviar lie, cyn sid'lea.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  polite words expressed by the host making an excuse for the food not being good enough for the guest (Lit. Please excuse me for giving you bad vegetables to eat and thin wine to drink.)
  用粗菜淡酒請你,真失禮。

kaohuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'huxn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

teachings, instructions, precepts, lesson, teach, give a lesson

教訓

• Cid pae ee sitpai si cit ee cyn hør ee kaohuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pae ee sid'pai si cit ee cyn hør ee kaux'huxn.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The failure of this time is a very good lesson for me.
  這次的失敗是個很好的教訓。

sitcyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sid'cyn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

be in disagreement with the actual image or sound

失真

sitthaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sid'thaix; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

misbehave, a blunder, disgrace

失態

• cyn sitthaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn sid'thaix; ; (zøx zhud sid'thaix) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  commit a blunder, made a scene
  很失態(做出失態)

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