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bøexhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hør; bøe'hør; [[...]][i#] [p.]

describes an incurable sickness, a hopeless case, work which it is not possible to finish or get done

不會好,好不了。

• Y ee pve bøexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve be'hør.; Y ee pve/pvi bøe'hør.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He cannot recover from his sickness.
  他的病不會好。

• Cid ee khangkhoex køq zøx svajit, iao zøx bexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx be'hør.; Cid'ee khafng'khøex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx bøe'hør.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This job cannot be completed in only three more days.
  這個工作再三天還做不完。

y be hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y be hør; y bøe hør; (bøo y) [[...]][i#] [p.]

incurable

醫不好,無救

pefngkhie-pefngtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: perng'khie'perng'tør; perng'khie-perng'tør; [[...]][i#] [p.]

shilly-shally, sometime good sometime bad

出爾反爾,時好時壞

• Y ee pve pefngkhypefngtør, mxzay e hør ar be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay e hør ar be?; Y ee pvi perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay øe hør aq bøe?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His sickness is sometimes better and sometimes worst, don't know if he will regain his health or not?
  他的病時好時壞,不知會好否?

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