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baxnban'afsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'ban'ar'si [[...]][i#] [p.]

slowly, cautiously, Take it easy. Take your time.

慢慢地

• Iao u sikafn, baxnban'afsi bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iao u sii'kafn, ban'ban'ar'si bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is still time, it's okay to take your time.
  還有時間慢慢地不要緊。

bøiaux-bøkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo iaux bøo'kirn; bøo'iaux-bøo'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

let it go, it doesn't matter, pay no attention, not be concerned

不重視,不放在心上

bøo-tvafkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvar'kirn; bøo-tvar'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

very affable, compliant, accommodating, not only but also

不打緊,反而

• Y (puttan) cvii m heeng goar, bøtvafkirn køq ka goar phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y (pud'tan) cvii m heeng goar, bøo'tvar'kirn køq ka goar phaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Not only did he refuse to pay me the money, he beat me up.
  他錢不還我,反而打我。

cyn hafnkviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn harn'kviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

rare visit

稀客,好久沒有來

• Lie kynnafjit cyn hafnkviaa, si hofng ka lie zhoelaai ee, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kirn'nar'jit cyn harn'kviaa, si hofng ka lie zhoef'laai ee, si `bøo?; Lie kirn'ar'jit cyn harn'kviaa, si hofng ka lie zhøef'laai`ee, si `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You are here on a rare visit today, did the wind blow you in?
  今天真是稀客,是風吹你來的吧!

høfsu tøf moo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'su tøf moo [[...]][i#] [p.]

road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

好事多磨

• Zøx hør taixcix sitpai bøo iaokirn, in'ui si høfsu tøf moo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo.; Zøx/Zøex hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks so don't worry about difficulties you run into when you are doing good work.
  做事失敗沒關係,因為是好事多磨。

hoarkae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'kae [[...]][i#] [p.]

dissolve, turn into liquid

化解

• Oansiuu na bøo kirn hoarkae, e luo kied luo chym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oafn'siuu na bøo kirn hoax'kae, e luo kied luo chym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the difficulty with a sworn enemy is not quickly resolved it will keep getting worse as time goes on.
  冤仇如不趕緊化解,會越結越深。

hongcirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong'cirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

shock-resistant, quake-proof

防震

• Cid khoarn piøfar u hongcirn, siøfkhoar siaktiøh bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn piør'ar u hoong'cirn, siør'khoar siag'tiøh bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This watch is shock resistant so a little bump doesn't hurt it.
  這種手錶有防震,稍微摔到沒關係。

iaokirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

important, serious

要緊

• cyn iaokirn ee taixcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn iaux'kirn ee tai'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very important matter (business)
  很要緊的事

• bøo iaokirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo iaux'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not important, not serious, Never mind about that. It does not matter.
  不要緊

• Y ee pve u iaokirn `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve u iaux'kirn `bøo?; Y ee pve/pvi u iaux'kirn `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Is his sickness serious?
  他的病要緊(嚴重)嗎?

kaq mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq m'si [[...]][i#] [p.]

since...not

既不是

• Lie kaq mxsi phoarpve, nar bøo aix khix haghau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve/pvi, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since you are not sick, why don't you want to attend school?
  你既不是生病,為何不去學校?

• Mih kaq mxsi kea ee, lie khix chviar symmihlaang laai khvoax ia bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih kaq m'si kea ee, lie khix chviar sirm'miq'laang laai khvoax ia bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since the things are not false, it doesn't make any difference whom you ask to look at them.
  貨既不是假的,你去請誰來看也沒有關係。

Kirn pharng bøo hør sef, kirn kex bøo hør ta'kef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kirn pharng bøo hør sef, kirn kex bøo hør taf'kef. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Haste makes waste. (Lit. If you spin thread quickly on the spinning machine you won't have a good yarn, if you marry a husband quickly you won't have a good mother-in-law.)

快紡無好紗,快嫁無好婆婆(欲速則不達,弄巧成拙)

gve liah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve liah [[...]][i#] [p.]

to convince someone to do something they don't want to do, twist someone's arm to make someone do something

硬捉

• Y na m khix bøo iaokirn, larn ka y gve liah khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na m khix bøo iaux'kirn, larn ka y gve liah khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It doesn't matter if he doesn't want to go, let's twist his arm into going.
  他如果不去沒關係,我們把他硬捉去。

paxng bøiaux bøkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng bøo'iaux bøo'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

Let it go as if of no importance, give no notice to something, to disregard, treat a matter as of no consequence

漠不關心

tvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvar; (phaq) [[...]][i#] [p.]

to beat, to strike, to hit, to fight, to attack, to make, do blow, stroke

打

• awtvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'tvar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  beat violently
  毆打

• bøo-tvafkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo tvar'kirn; bøo-tvar'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  impudently make light of a just request, to count of little importance
  反而

• itborng tvafcin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'borng tvar'cin [[...]][i#] [p.]
  catch all at one cast of the net — round up all (the criminals, rebels or other undesirable elements)
  一網打盡

uxbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'baq [[...]][i#] [p.]

there is flesh, fleshy, not very skinny

有錢,不那麼瘦

• Hid ee laang cymmar uxbaq, ka y khariuu bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cirm'mar u'baq, ka y khax'iuu bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has lots of money, you can hit him up for some.
  那個人現在很有錢,敲他的油沒關係。

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