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chiensyn baxnkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'syn ban'khor [[...]][i#] [p.]

suffer or undergo all conceivable hardship to accomplish something

千辛萬苦

• Chiensyn baxnkhor uixtiøh kviar kaq bor, zongsay zongtafng uixtiøh thad zhuiekhafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor ui'tiøh kviar kaq bor, zoong'say zoong'tafng ui'tiøh thad zhuix'khafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand difficulties for the sake of wife and children. Run around all over from east to west just to keep food in the mouth.)
  千辛萬苦為著妻與子,奔東奔西為著渡日子。

• Chiensyn baxnkhor, lorng si uixtiøh cid ee paktor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor, lorng si ui'tiøh cid ee pag'tor. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand hardships, all for the sake of this belly.)
  千辛萬苦,都是為了這個肚子。

hafntid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn'tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

rarely, seldom

罕有的,不常的

• hafntid khvoarkvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn'tid khvoax'kvix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  rarely found, rarely met with
  少見的

• hafntid tangsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn'tid tafng'sii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  once in a great while, rarely, occasionally
  偶而,難得

• Hafntid tangsii laai, tvaf tiøh toax lef ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Harn'tid tafng'sii laai, tvaf tiøh toax lef ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You rarely come, you should stay and eat.
  難得來一次,該留下吃飯。

tangtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

injure the foot by striking it on an object in such wise that the injured spot grows hard

硌傷

• khaf tangtiøh ciøqthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf tafng'tiøh ciøh'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hurt the foot by striking it on a stone, so that the injured spot grows hard
  腳被石頭硌傷

tuo`tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

to meet with

碰到,遇到

• Y ti pvoarlo twtiøh saipak'ho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ti pvoax'lo tuo'tiøh say'pag'ho. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He was caught in a shower on his way.
  他在途中碰到陣雨。

• Twtiøh phvaytafng ngx auxtafng, zhoaxtiøh phvaybor kuisielaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh phvae'tafng ngx au'tafng, zhoa'tiøh phvae'bor kuy'six'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you meet a bad harvest, you can hope for the next, marry a bad wife and it's for life.
  收成不好,望下季,娶了惡妻全無望。

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