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bihbiq-chihchiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biq'biq'chiq'chiq biq'biq-chiq'chiq [[...]][i#] [p.]

furtively

偷偷摸摸

• Ia mxsi teq zøx zhadar, nar tiøh afnnef bihbihchihchiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ia m'si teq zøx zhat'ar, nar tiøh arn'nef biq'biq'chiq'chiq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You are not stealing things, why are you acting so furtively?
  又不是當小偷,怎麼要這樣偷偷摸摸?

zørzhat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'zhat zøx/zøex'zhat [[...]][i#] [p.]

steal, be a thief

做賊

• Zørzhat cidkvef, ciwzhat cidmee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx'zhat cit'kvef, ciuo'zhat cit'mee. Zøx/Zøex'zhat cit'kvef, ciuo'zhat cit'mee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Though the thief comes only in one watch, we must be on guard all night.
  做賊一更,守賊一夜,防不勝防。

• Zørzhat cioxnggoaan zaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx'zhat ciong'goaan zaai. Zøx/Zøex'zhat ciong'goaan zaai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be clever at thievery, be a thief with the ability of one who could pass the highest tests to become a government official
  做賊狀元才。

zørzhat sym hy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'zhat sym hy zøx/zøex'zhat sym hy [[...]][i#] [p.]

A thief has a guilty conscience. One who has done something bad secretly cannot look others in the eye.

做賊心虛

jin zhat zøx lauxpe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jin zhat zøx lau'pe [[...]][i#] [p.]

treat a thief as one's father — give allegiance to usurper or invader, mistake an enemy for one's friend

認賊為父

Poaqkiao hamkhag khie, zørzhat thaumef bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Poah'kiao hafm'khag khie, zøx'zhat thaw'mef bie. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Gambling begins with shekels and stealing with a little rice

大錯先由小賭起,越陷越深。

putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu (pud'jii) [[...]][i#] [p.]

there is no better way than to..., cannot be better than, not equal to, would rather... than...

不如

• putjuu maix khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu maix khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You had better not go.
  不如不去

• Na boeq zørzhat, putjuu sie khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na boeq zøx'zhat, pud'juu sie khaq hør. Na bøeq zøx/zøex'zhat, pud'juu sie khaq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I would rather die than to steal.
  若要做賊,不如去死。

torngzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toxng'zøx [[...]][i#] [p.]

use one thing as the equivalent of another, represent, to regard as, consider as being, receive as

當作

• ho laang torngzøx zhadar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang toxng'zøx zhat'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be regarded (considered) as a thief
  被人當作小偷

uisefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'sefng [[...]][i#] [p.]

as a living

為生

• zørzhat uisefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'zhat uii'sefng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  thievery as an occupation
  偷竊為生

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