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zhveciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvef'ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]

eat raw

生食

• bøo thafng zhveciah, nar uxthafng phagkvoaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thafng zhvef'ciah, nar u'thafng phak'kvoaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If I don't have enough to eat, how can I set aside food to use later. Look, I don't have enough money to get along, certainly, I don't have any to spare.
  生吃已不夠, 那能醃乾?錢已不夠用,哪能儲蓄?

ciaqhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]

smoke

抽煙,吸煙

• Lie u ciah hwn `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u ciah hwn `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you smoke?
  你抽煙嗎 ?

• Ciah lie cit ky hwn, ho lie nii nii zhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah lie cit ky hwn, ho lie nii nii zhwn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I appreciate one of your cigarettes, and may your fortune increase year by year. This is a common compliment used on the New Year's day.
  吸你一支煙,祝你年年有餘。

ciaqlefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'lefng (ciah'ny) [[...]][i#] [p.]

suck milk, be nursed

吃奶

• ciaqlefng gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'lefng girn'nar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  suckling, an infant at the breast
  乳兒,嬰兒

• Y u teq ciaqlefng `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y u teq ciah'lefng `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Does the infant breast feed?
  他有沒有在吃奶 ?

gesea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gee'sea (sea'gee) [[...]][i#] [p.]

satirize, mock, criticize

諷刺

• Cit e thaxn khaq u ciah lef, loa gaau gesea laang, lie karm e zay? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit e thaxn khaq u ciah lef, loa gaau gee'sea laang, lie karm e zay? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't you know that when someone begins to make a little money how soon they begin to criticize others?
  一賺到錢,就很會諷刺人,你知道嗎?

jikym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]

now, used as the following:

而今,如今

• Y khahzar u cvii u sex, jikym bøo zhux thafng toax, bøo png thafng ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khaq'zar u cvii u sex, jii'kym bøo zhux thafng toax, bøo png thafng ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He had money and power before, but now he has no home to live in and no rice to eat.
  他以前有錢有勢,如今無屋可住,無飯可吃。

Kamciah kampwn, u thafng ciah u thafng zhwn, thauny thauliaxm, cidsix laang khoehkhiaxm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kafm'ciah kafm'pwn, u thafng ciah u thafng zhwn, thaw'ny thaw'liaxm, cit'six laang khoeq'khiaxm. [[...]][i#] [p.]

If you are willing to share your food with others, you will have enough to eat and still have some left over, steal, and you will be in want your whole life.

捨得吃,捨得施,有得吃還有剩。小氣不大方,反而一生缺用。

kafngkiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karng'kiux [[...]][i#] [p.]

refined, be particular or elaborate (about something), (of dress, building, furniture) expensive or tasteful

講究

• bøo kafngkiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo karng'kiux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not at all particular
  不講究

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