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ciøhzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøq'zhuix [[...]][i#] [p.]

say hello, greet somebody, use one's influence on another's behalf, warn

打招呼

• Twtiøh thaau, lieen ciøhzhuix ma bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh thaau, lieen ciøq'zhuix ma bøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We met and you didn't even greet me.
  相遇連打個招呼也沒有。

Mxbad thie'thaau, twtiøh hochiw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'bad thix'thaau, tuo'tiøh hoo'chiw. [[...]][i#] [p.]

The barber who has never given a haircut has as his first customer a bearded gentleman.

未曾理髮,遇到虯髯客,剛開始新的工作,就遇到棘手的事。

siøtwthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'tuo'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

meet with each other coming from different directions

相遇

• Y siøtwthaau ee sii, lorng bøo siøciøhmng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y siøf'tuo'thaau ee sii, lorng bøo siøf'ciøq'mng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If he meets you, he doesn't greet you.
  跟他相遇時,他都沒打招呼。

thautw'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'tuo'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

just a minute ago

剛才

thie'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thix'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

get a hair cut, shave the head

理髮

• mxbad thie'thaau twtiøh hochiw ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad thix'thaau tuo'tiøh hoo'chiw ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  encounter untoward difficulty on a new job (Lit. an apprentice barber has a whiskery man for his first customer.)
  未曾理髮,遇到虯髯客。(剛開始新的工作,就遇到棘手的事)

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

just now, to meet with, to run across, just the thing, be given in payment in place of something else, deduct or keep off so much from a payment, e. g. , for debt or on account of a fault

遇,抵,剛才

• ciah twsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah tuo'siaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eat without paying , as payment of debt due as by the man who supplies the food
  吃來抵賬

• Ho lie tuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho lie tuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I will allow you to deduct it from my wages (or from the cost).
  給你抵賬。

• loaxze tuo loaxze [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'ze tuo loa'ze [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Hmp! He says it cost him that much, but I have my doubts.
  多少多少的(我不信)

• gve tuo gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve tuo gve [[...]][i#] [p.]
  each party refusing to make any abatement of claims
  硬碰硬

• siøtuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'tuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  meet with each other coming different ways
  相遇

• thautw'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'tuo'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  just now, a moment ago
  剛才

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