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chiaxngchiaxng'kurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiang'chiang''kurn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

boil noisily (water), be in a hullabaloo, be in tumult (as a crowd in a market)

沸騰,嘈雜

• Lie ee tee chiaxngchiaxngkurn af, iao m khix kvoaxkhitlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee tee chiang'chiang'kurn af, iao m khix kvoa'khid'laai.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Your water is boiling, why don't you go and pick it up.
  你的茶開了還不去拿起來。

øef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ef; øef; (oef) [[...]][i#] [p.]

rub against or hook with elbows in passing, to elbow, to sideswipe, to jostle

推, 以肘推之

• Tøhterng ee tepoef ef løqkhix tho'khaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tøq'terng ee tee'poef ef løh'khix thoo'khaf.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  knocked the tea cup off the table top onto to floor with his elbow
  桌上的茶杯推倒在地上.

Langkheq laai ciaq boeq saote, langkheq tngfkhix ciaq boeq zvoatee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang'kheq laai ciaq boeq saux'te, laang'kheq tngr'khix ciaq boeq zvoaf'tee.; Laang'kheq laai ciaq bøeq saux'tøe, laang'kheq tngr'khix ciaq bøeq zvoaf'tee.; [[...]][i#] [p.]

He sweeps the floor after the guest arrives, He brews tea after the guest has departed. i.e. (he does everything too late)

客人來了才要掃地,客人走了才要泡茶。為時已晚

te'ku [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'ku; ; (tee'khix) [[...]][i#] [p.]

tea utensils

茶具,茶器

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