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bøexhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be hux; bøe'hux [[...]][i#] [p.]

too late to do something

來不及

• Bøe hux sikafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be hux sii'kafn.; Bøe hux sii'kafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not be on time, to be late
  時間來不及

• Y cyn gaau søo, sofie tviaxtvia bøe hux sikafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau søo, sor'ie tvia'tvia be hux sii'kafn.; Y cyn gaau søo, sor'ie tvia'tvia bøe hux sii'kafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He always has so many things to he never can get started so he is never on time.
  他很會拖,所以常常趕不上時間。

zhaothaau-køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau kef'ar; zhaux'thaau-køef'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

be scolded often (Lit. stinky head chicken)

常常被罵

• Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, mxkuo tviaxtvia teq zøx zhaothaau ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, m'kuo tvia'tvia teq zøx zhaux'thaau kef'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is not all that bad but people always like to scold him.
  他人也不壞,不過常常被罵。

chielien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chix'lien [[...]][i#] [p.]

test, trials

試煉

• Laang tviaxtvia e siuxtiøh siaxhoe ee chielien. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang tvia'tvia e siu'tiøh sia'hoe ee chix'lien.; Laang tvia'tvia øe siu'tiøh sia'hoe ee chix'lien. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A person will always be tested by society.
  人常常會受到社會的試煉。

zørtuix/zøeatuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'tuix; zøx/zøex'tuix; (zøx tuix'thaau) [[...]][i#] [p.]

oppose, be at enmity with, act against, be someone's rival or opponent

作對,作對頭

• Y tviaxtvia aix kab goar zøx tuiethaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tvia'tvia aix kab goar zøx tuix'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He always wants me to be his opponent.
  他常喜歡與我作對。

heng'viar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'viar [[...]][i#] [p.]

its shadow

形影

• Tviaxtvia khvoartiøh yn nng ee heng'viar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia khvoax'tiøh yn nng ee heeng'viar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Those two are always together.
  常常看到他們兩個人的形影。

hoafnkhie-hoafntør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør; hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør [[...]][i#] [p.]

not dependable, always changing, fickle, capricious, can't determine things

反覆無常,時好時壞,沒主見,沒定性

• Lie kofng'oe hoafnkhyhoafntør, goar nar kvar siongsixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie korng'oe hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør, goar nar kvar siofng'sixn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You are very fickle, how can I believe what you say.
  你說話反覆無常,我怎敢相信?

• Tviaxtvia teq hoafnkhie-hoafntør mxzay øe hør aq bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør m'zay e hør ar be?; Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If your health is always changing, do you think you'll recover?
  常常時好時壞,不知會不會好?

iauky sittngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'ky sid'tngx [[...]][i#] [p.]

starve

三餐不繼,饑餓

• Cit e thaxn bøo ciah, cit tin gyn'ar tviaxtvia ma teq iauky sittngx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit e thaxn bøo ciah, cit tin girn'ar tvia'tvia ma teq iaw'ky sid'tngx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as you don't make enough money to eat, there are also children who will starve.
  一沒有賺錢,一群孩子常常三餐不繼。

iuthaau katbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iw'thaau kad'bin [[...]][i#] [p.]

have worried look, pull long face, having a displeased look

愁眉苦臉

• Tviaxtvia iuthaau katbin ee laang, itteng mxsi khoaelok ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia iw'thaau kad'bin ee laang, id'teng m'si khoaix'lok ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  People who always have long faces definitely are not happy.
  常常愁眉苦臉的人,一定不快樂。

kusuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw'suy; (kw'mof) [[...]][i#] [p.]

evasive, secretive

不乾脆

• Hid ee laang cyn kusuy, tviaxtvia bøo siuo ioksog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn kw'suy, tvia'tvia bøo siuo iog'sog. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That man is very evasive, he never keeps his promises.
  那個人很不乾脆,常常不守信用。

ng'ngf iap'iab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngf'ngf'iab'iab; ngf'ngf iab'iab [[...]][i#] [p.]

furtively, stealthily, surreptitiously (to do something in this manner)

偷偷摸摸

• Tviaxtvia khvoax y ng'ng'iap'iab mxzay lorng iab symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia khvoax y ngf'ngf'iab'iab m'zay lorng iab sirm'miq? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He always acts so furtively, I wonder what he is hiding?
  常常看他偷偷摸摸,不知在藏什麼?

• Zef si zerngtofng ee taixcix, nar tiøh ng'ng'iap'iab? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si zexng'tofng ee tai'cix, nar tiøh ngf'ngf'iab'iab? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What we are doing is legal, why are you so secretive?
  這是正當的事情,何必偷偷摸摸?

paktngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pag'tngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

disposition of the heart (good-hearted or bad-hearted)

度量,腹

• Y ee paktngg cyn hør, tviaxtvia teq pangzo laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pag'tngg cyn hør, tvia'tvia teq pafng'zo laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His heart is very good, he is always helping people.
  他的度量很好,常常幫助別人。

sien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sien; (larn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

be tired, be tired of, feel ill

厭倦,疲倦,累,不舒服

• Goar sien kaq boeq sykhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sien kaq boeq sie'khix.; Goar sien kaq bøeq sie'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am dead tired.
  我累得要死。

• Tviaxtvia zøx kaxngkhoarn ee taixcix, goar cyn sien. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia zøx kang'khoarn ee tai'cix, goar cyn sien. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am tired of doing the same thing.
  常做同樣的事,我真厭煩。

• Goar laang siexnsien. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar laang sien'sien. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am not feeling well.
  我有點不舒服。

• iarsien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iax'sien [[...]][i#] [p.]
  weary, tired
  厭倦

tviaxtvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvia'tvia; (tiam'tiam) [[...]][i#] [p.]

still, quiet, motionless

不動,停頓

tviaxtvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvia'tvia [[...]][i#] [p.]

always, at all times, usually, customarily

常常

tuiekeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix'keh [[...]][i#] [p.]

conflict of views, in direct opposition to one's wishes or plans

作對

• Y zøx taixcix tviaxtvia kab yn lauxpe tuiekeh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zøx tai'cix tvia'tvia kab yn lau'pe tuix'keh.; Y zøx/zøex tai'cix tvia'tvia kab yn lau'pe tuix'keh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is always coming into conflict with his father over the conduct of affairs.
  他做事常常拂逆他父母。

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

bend without breaking, working at a desk without rest

扭彎,持續坐著太久沒有休息

• Sengkhw tviaxtvia ud lex mxhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sefng'khw tvia'tvia ud lex m'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's not good to be constantly bent over a desk. It's not good to bend your body constantly.
  身體常常坐著不好。

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