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Bad thaity ciaq zaiviar tølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bad thaai'ty ciaq zay'viar tøf'lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]

learn by experience (Idiom. He who slaughters pigs knows how meat should be cut.)

曾殺豬才知道刀法。

chiahhoeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq'hoeq; chiaq'hoeq/huiq [[...]][i#] [p.]

cut the artery in the throat

刺血

• Bøeq thaity tiøqaix sefng chiahhoeq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq thaai'ty tiøh'aix sefng chiaq'hoeq.; Bøeq thaai'ty tiøh'aix sefng chiaq'hoeq/huiq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When you butcher a pig you have to first cut it's throat.
  要殺豬得先刺血。

hvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvar; (harng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

intimidate, browbeat, frighten, threaten, to bully

哄,威嚇,嚇唬

• hvar (harng) boeq ka y phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvar (harng) boeq ka y phaq.; hvar (harng) bøeq ka y phaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  threaten to spank him
  威嚇要打他

• hvar boeq ka y thaisie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvar boeq ka y thaai'sie; hvar bøeq ka y thaai'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  threaten to kill
  威嚇要殺死他

• hvaflaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvar'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  browbeat others
  嚇唬人

gu'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'tøf [[...]][i#] [p.]

butcher knife for cattle

牛刀

• Thaai kef eng gu'tøf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaai kef eng guu'tøf.; Thaai køef eng guu'tøf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unnecessary (Lit. using a large butcher knife to kill fowl)
  殺雞用牛刀

hiamhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam'hoan [[...]][i#] [p.]

a suspect in a crime

嫌犯

• Thailaang ee hiamhoan ykefng zuxsiuo af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaai'laang ee hiaam'hoan ie'kefng zu'siuo af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The suspect in the murder case has already turned himself in.
  殺人的嫌犯已經自首了。

hiexnthaiee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'thaai'ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

freshly slaughter, cut up meat

現宰的

Høfhør hau, thaai kaq sae laau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'hør hau, thaai kaq sae laau. [[...]][i#] [p.]

A good project mismanaged to the point of it being totally ruined (Lit. A good turtle is butchered till it's all cut to pieces.)

成事不足,敗事有餘

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

win, gain a victory, to defeat, excel

贏

• zao viaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao viaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  win a race, won a race
  跑贏

• thaai viaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai viaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  won a battle
  戰勝,鬥贏

• Goarn go pie ji viaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn go pie ji viaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We won the game (by a score of) five to two.
  我們五比二勝。

• Goar khvoax Tiongkoktui khaq viaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax Tiofng'kog'tui khaq viaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I think the Chinese team has the edge on the other team.
  我看中國隊較佔上風。

• Goar bøo aix khix khvoax tiexnviar, boeq khuxn khaq viaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo aix khix khvoax tien'viar, boeq khuxn khaq viaa.; Goar bøo aix khix khvoax tien'viar, bøeq khuxn khaq viaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I would rather go to bed than to the movies.
  我寧可睡覺,不要去看電影。

kan'og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'og [[...]][i#] [p.]

treacherous, malicious

奸惡

• Lieen pexbør tøf kvar thaai af, karm bøo kaux kan'og? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lieen pe'bør tøf kvar thaai af, karm bøo kaux kafn'og?; Lieen pe'bør/buo tøf kvar thaai af, karm bøo kaux kafn'og? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Even the parents dare kill someone, how malicious can a person get?
  連父母都敢殺了,難道不夠奸惡嗎?

leh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leh; (lih) [[...]][i#] [p.]

rip up, slit up or open, without cutting apart, crack

裂

• thaai cit leh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai cit leh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  give a long slash, cut
  割一縫

parngtiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'tiaw [[...]][i#] [p.]

threaten, intimidate

放言威脅,恐嚇

• Y parngtiaw boeq thaai goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y paxng'tiaw boeq thaai goar.; Y paxng'tiaw bøeq thaai goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He threatened to kill me.
  他放言要殺我。

satjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sad'jiin; (thaai'laang) [[...]][i#] [p.]

homicide, murder

殺人

satkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sad'kex; (thaai'kex) [[...]][i#] [p.]

reduce prices, cut price to or below cost

殺價

siøthaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'thaai [[...]][i#] [p.]

war, to battle

戰爭

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

transport, convey, hand in, submit, lose (a game, contest)

輸

• jixnsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jin'sw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  confess to being bested or beaten, concede (an election)
  認輸

• kørsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køx'sw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lose in a law suit
  敗訴

• phahsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'sw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be overcome in boxing or fighting
  打輸

• siøsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'sw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bet, to wager
  打賭

• thaisw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'sw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be defeated in battle
  打輸,戰敗

thaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai; (sad) [[...]][i#] [p.]

to cut, to wound, to pare, to kill, behead, to fight, to war

殺

• laxmsarm thaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lam'sarm thaai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cut, wound, and kill right and left without distinction, kill promiscuously
  濫殺

• siøthaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'thaai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to fight or do battle, kill each other, a war
  相殺,戰爭

thaibahtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'baq'tviuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

chop shop

汽車解體廠

thaai cit khafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai cit khafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

inflict a wound

割傷

thaai cit lih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai cit lih [[...]][i#] [p.]

inflict a long slash or cut

割一大痕

thaiviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'viaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

conquer in battle

戰勝,戰贏

thaikex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'kex [[...]][i#] [p.]

reduce prices, cut price to or below cost

殺價

thaai kef iong gu'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai kef iong guu'tøf; thaai køef iong guu'tøf [[...]][i#] [p.]

use an ox knife to kill a fowl — employ large means to regulate a small matter

殺雞用牛刀

thaai køef kax kaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thay kef kax kaau; thaai'køef-kax'kaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

kill a fowl as a warning to monkey — make an example of a man

殺雞儆猴

thaikef nar tiøh eng gu'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'kef nar tiøh eng guu'tøf; thaai'køef nar tiøh eng guu'tøf [[...]][i#] [p.]

Why use a cattle knife to kill a chicken? — Great talent can be used for better purpose or for greater results

殺雞焉用牛刀

thailaai thaikhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'laai thaai'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

armies in battle, men in single combat fight with each other

殺來殺去

thailaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

kill a man, wound a man by cutting

殺人

thailaang pøemia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'laang poee'mia; thaai'laang pøee'mia [[...]][i#] [p.]

pay damages, make reparations for killing a man

殺人賠命

thaai onglaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai oong'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

to peel off the skin of a pineapple

削鳳梨

thaisie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]

to kill with a knife

殺死

thaisylaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'sie'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

kill a person with a knife or sword

殺死人

thaisw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'sw [[...]][i#] [p.]

be defeated in battle

戰敗,戰輸

thaithaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

behead, cut of a person's head, dismiss, to fire

殺頭,撤職

• ho laang thaithaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang thaai'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be fired
  被人撤職

thaity [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'ty [[...]][i#] [p.]

slaughter a pig

殺豬

• thaity`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'ty`ee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  butcher
  殺豬的,屠夫

thaity tøfviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'ty tør'viuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

have pigs and goats killed in great numbers for sacrificial offerings or great festivals

殺豬屠羊

thaitiøqsiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'tiøh'siofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

to wound with a knife or sword

割傷

thauthaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'thaai [[...]][i#] [p.]

slaughter secretly

私宰

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

pig

豬

• iamty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iafm'ty [[...]][i#] [p.]
  castrate pigs
  閹豬

• kengty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'ty [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fatten hogs
  餵豬肥

• thaiti'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'ty'ar; (thaai'ty`ee) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  butcher
  宰豬的,屠夫

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