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request for postponement of payment, delivery or completion

延,拖延,限

Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He asked for three more days to return the money (to return the shirt).
那筆錢(那件衣服)他又拖三天。

Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Again and again he put off returning it.
他一拖再拖還不還我。

be axntid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be an'tid bøe an'tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
can't be put off
不能拖延。

ho goar an cide [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho goar an cit'e [[...]][i#] [p.]
give me a little time to get something done
讓我拖延一下。

cietkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'kex (cied'cvii) [[...]][i#] [p.]

equivalent to so many dollars... (said of an article used in repaying a debt)

折價

cit ee cvii poah be taan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ee cvii poah be taan [[...]][i#] [p.]

One can not fight without an opponent.

一個巴掌拍不響。

ka'poe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'poe [[...]][i#] [p.]

add to, to double

加倍

ka'poe noflek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'poe nor'lek [[...]][i#] [p.]
double one's effort
加倍努力

Chiacvii gyn'ar six khof, toaxlaang ka'poe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiaf'cvii girn'ar six khof, toa'laang kaf'poe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
The carfare for a child is four dollars, an adult, twice as much.
車錢孩子四塊,成人加倍

poahcvii heeng laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poaq'cvii heeng laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

make an effort to get money to pay a debt, e.g., taking money that was set aside for some less urgent purpose

撥款還人

thiapcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiab'cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]

give monetary assistance, to pay out of one's own pocket — especially when one is not required to, as in performing an official duty

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