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sorceress collecting ideas from the questions asked so as to give suitable answers, said of taking the cue from what someone says so as to speak to please someone

順著人的語意而言,阿諛

aplek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ab'lek [[...]][i#] [p.]

pressure

壓力

zuie ee aplek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie ee ab'lek [[...]][i#] [p.]
water pressure
水的壓力

siu sioxngsy ee aplek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu siong'sy ee ab'lek [[...]][i#] [p.]
pressure from above
受上司的壓力

eng aplek kiongpeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng ab'lek kioong'peg [[...]][i#] [p.]
pick on someone by putting pressure on them
用壓力強迫

au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au; (ho, hiø) [[...]][i#] [p.]

next, the one following, after, behind

後,下

y'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'au [[...]][i#] [p.]
after, from now on, hereafter
以後

auxoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'oan [[...]][i#] [p.]

reinforcement from the rear, support

後援

auxoaxnciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'oan'ciar [[...]][i#] [p.]
sponsor, supporter or patron
後援者

auxoaxnhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'oan'hoe [[...]][i#] [p.]
supporters association
後援會

bafnbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barn'bin [[...]][i#] [p.]

pluck out hair from a woman's face

修面(女)

baxnbuu itsid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'buu id'sid [[...]][i#] [p.]

freedom from all error or defect, infallibility, absolutely safe or sure, certain to succeed

萬無一失

baibut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baai'but [[...]][i#] [p.]

conceal from recognition, bury one's talents

埋沒

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

eye

眼睛

bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
eyes immovable like when about to die, or in a long, steady stare, staring at something
眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪眼。

bagciw kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
眼睛亮

bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
very vivid or lively eyes, brilliant eyes, shiny eyes, spark-eyed
睜著眼睛,眼睛張著

Bagciw bøo kym, bøexhiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw bøo kym, be'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang.; Bak'ciw bøo kym, bøe'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
If your eyes are not sharp, you can't tell the difference between good and bad people.
眼不亮,不會辨別好人壞人。

Y bagciw kimkym, bøo teq khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw kym'kym, bøo teq khuxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
His eyes are wide open, he's not sleeping.
他眼睛張著,沒睡。

bagciw koax mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax mngg'lii [[...]][i#] [p.]
said of a child's eyes not washed in the morning, bleary-eyed
睡眼惺忪

bagciw koax tawkaix, khvoartiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø boeq aix.; bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He's selfish, every thing he sees, he wants.
見了他人財物就想要,佔為己有。

bagciw pehkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'khuy [[...]][i#] [p.]
open the eyes
張開眼睛

bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
open the eyes, wake up
眼睛睜開

Cid ee gyn'ar bagciw pehkym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu boeq ciah pviar.; Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
As soon as this kid opens his eyes, he wants to eat goodies.
這個孩子眼睛一睜開就要吃餅。

bagciw pefngpeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw perng'peh [[...]][i#] [p.]
turning the white of the eyes, as in anger or when about to die
眼睛翻白

bagciw tiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiafm [[...]][i#] [p.]
eye is smarting because of a foreign object
眼睛刺痛

bagciw tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
eyes turned to show the whites
眼睛翻轉

bagciw toaxsealuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex'luie [[...]][i#] [p.]
looking at things with uneven eyes, treat with partiality, partial
私偏,不公

bagciw phwphuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw phuo'phuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
the eyes become blurred, sight grows dim, eyes not seeing clearly, as from old age, illness, or liquor
眼睛朦朧

bagciw lai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw lai [[...]][i#] [p.]

sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, keen eye

眼光銳利

Y bagciw cyn lai, hiaq hng ciu u khvoartiøh goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw cyn lai, hiaq hng ciu u khvoax'tiøh goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
His vision is very good, he saw me from far away.
他眼光很銳利,那麼遠就看到我。

Y bagciw cyn lai, ho lie bøe phiexn`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw cyn lai, ho lie be phiexn'tid.; Y bak'ciw cyn lai, ho lie bøe phiexn`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
His eyes are very sharp, you cannot cheat him.
他眼光很銳利,你騙不了的。

bafnhøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barn'hoee; barn'høee [[...]][i#] [p.]

try to turn back an adverse tide

挽回

bafnhøee taixkiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barn'hoee tai'kiok; barn'høee tai'kiok [[...]][i#] [p.]
save the general situation from worsening, restore the general situation
挽回大局

baxnkor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'kor [[...]][i#] [p.]

extremely ancient times

萬古

baxnkor liu'hofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'kor liuu'hofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
good name that will last forever
萬古流芳

baxnkor liuthoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'kor liuu'thoaan [[...]][i#] [p.]
tradition which flows or comes down from antiquity, a matter which will be handed down forever
萬古流傳

baxnkofsiongsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'kor'sioong'syn [[...]][i#] [p.]
from ancient times always new
萬古常新

bafnmof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barn'mof [[...]][i#] [p.]

pluck out hair or feathers from animals

拔毛

baxnsiong kengsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'siong kefng'syn [[...]][i#] [p.]

all things change from old to new, a new year, (ever ancient, ever new)

萬象更新

Baxnsu tøf iuu thvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ban'su tøf iuu thvy. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Everything comes from heaven.

萬事都由天

Baxnsu tøf iuu thvy, poarntiarm pud iuu jiin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ban'su tøf iuu thvy, poaxn'tiarm pud iuu jiin. [[...]][i#] [p.]

All comes from heaven, nothing from people.

萬事都由天,半點不由人。

bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea; (mar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

horse

馬

zefngbea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zerng'bea [[...]][i#] [p.]
stud (horse)
種馬

poaqløqbea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poah'løh'bea [[...]][i#] [p.]
fall from a horse, trains jump the rails, sliding doors jump out of their tracks
落馬,出軌

bøexhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hør; bøe'hør [[...]][i#] [p.]