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bøtapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tab'sab [[...]][i#] [p.]

not enough

不夠

• Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kam'ar, bøtapbøsab goar bøo aix ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kafm'ar, bøo'tab'bøo'sab goar bøo aix ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Four or five people ate three bananas, there wasn't enough for me to eat.
  四五個人吃三個橘子不夠吃,我不要吃。

cit ee cvii phaq jixsix kad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ee cvii phaq ji'six kad. [[...]][i#] [p.]

cheapskate, tight fisted, has to untie 24 knots before he will spend a dollar. (Lit. One dollar is tied up by twenty-four knots.)

一個錢,打二十四個結,吝嗇鬼。

Cidnii voa jixsie'ee thaukef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit nii voa ji'six ee thaau'kef.; Cit'nii voa ji'six''ee thaau'kef. [[...]][i#] [p.]

be fickle, undependable, be unable to stick at one job (Lit. Within one year to change 24 bosses.)

一年換二十四個老闆。

cid'sielaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'six'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

one's whole life, throughout one's life, life long

一生

• cidsielaang bøo kiet'hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'six'laang bøo kied'hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  remain single all one's life
  一生沒結婚

• Cid ee si'piør exexngtid eng cidsielaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee sii'piør e'eng'tid eng cit'six'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This watch will last you a life time
  這個錶可用一生。

• Cidsielaang bøo loa kuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'six'laang bøo loa kuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Life is short
  人生短暫

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

relationship by fate, cause, reason, hem, margin, edge, go along, to follow

緣

• bøo ieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo ieen [[...]][i#] [p.]
  without affinity
  無緣

• ciensex (zengsix) ee ieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'sex (zeeng'six) ee ieen [[...]][i#] [p.]
  destinies arranged in a previous existence
  前緣,前世之緣

• u ieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u ieen [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have an affinity, be bound to meet
  有緣

• Na u ieen ciaq køq siøkvix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u ieen ciaq køq siøf'kvix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I hope we shall meet again.
  若有緣再相見。

• U ieen chienlie laai sionghoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ieen chiefn'lie laai siofng'hoe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Having affinity, people will come to meet from a thousand miles.
  有緣千里來相會。

ke'khao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khao [[...]][i#] [p.]

family

家庭

• Cit ke'khao go ee, u six ee za'bofee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit kef'khao go ee, u six ee zaf'bor'ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  One family has five person, four of them are female.
  一家五口,有四個女的。

khiaxsie'theeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khia'six'theeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

stand upside down

倒立

• Hid ee gyn'ar khiaxsie'theeng extaxng khia cyn kuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar khia'six'theeng e'taxng khia cyn kuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kid can stand on his head for a long time.
  那個孩子倒立能站很久。

kvoaun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoaf'un [[...]][i#] [p.]

official reputation

官運

• Y ee kvoaun bøo hør, zøx kuisielaang lorng bøo sengkvoaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee kvoaf'un bøo hør, zøx kuy'six'laang lorng bøo sefng'kvoaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His official reputation is not good so he worked a lifetime but didn't get an advancement.
  他的官運不好,當了一輩子都沒升官。

lauxpøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'pøo [[...]][i#] [p.]

amah, maidservant

老傭婦(太太自嘆)

• ka y zøx cidsielaang ee lauxpøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka y zøx cit'six'laang ee lau'pøo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be his maidservant forever
  給他當一輩子的老傭婦

pvephøphøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvee'phøf'phøf; pvee/pvii-phøf'phøf [[...]][i#] [p.]

level, even and smooth like a road, very flat

很平坦

• Siekex ee lo lorng khuy kaq pvephøphøf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Six'kex ee lo lorng khuy kaq pvee'phøf'phøf.; Six'køex`ee lo lorng khuy kaq pvee/pvii'phøf'phøf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  All the roads are level and smooth.
  到處的路都開得很平坦。

siekha'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'khaf'ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

four footed

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