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baxn'guu kau sayjiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'guu kau sae'jiø [[...]][i#] [p.]

put off work, slow to get started (Lit. A sluggish ox leaves a lot of manure and urine.)

懶牛屎尿多

bafng'ar texng gukag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng'ar texng guu'kag [[...]][i#] [p.]

doesn't feel it, only slightly affected, remains unperturbed (Lit. a mosquito to stings a bull's horn)

蚊子螫牛角,不在乎

• Bafng'ar texng laxnphaf, phvae phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Barng'ar texng lan'phaf, phvae phaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be in dilemma, be driven to the wall (Lit. When a mosquito stings you in the scrotum, you have to be very careful how you go about swatting it.)
  蚊子螫陰囊,難打,棘手。

bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• Cyciaqee na bextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie. Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
  廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

• In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe. Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
  因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

zøexguu tah-bøo puxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ze guu tah bøo puxn zøe'guu tah-bøo puxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

If there are too many workers nothing gets done. (Lit. Many bulls don't make any dung to step in.)

人多反而成事難

chiahguu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq'guu [[...]][i#] [p.]

scalper, someone who cheats a person like by selling difficult to get tickets at a high price (Lit. brown or yellow cow)

黃牛

go [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go (guu) [[...]][i#] [p.]

amuse, give pleasure to, pleasure, entertain, amusement

娛

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

stupid, foolish, silly, unwise, to fool, unintelligent, to cheat, deceive

愚

guu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu (giuu) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ox, cow, bull

牛

• bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]
  learn to improvise, use any means at hand, make do with what you have (Lit. When there is no ox to plough, one has to use a horse)
  無可奈何,退而求其次

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

self-depreciatory reference to oneself when addressing a colleague or friend less advanced in age (usually used in correspondence)

愚兄

guu khankhix kaux Pakkviaf iao si guu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu khafn'khix kaux Pag'kviaf iao si guu [[...]][i#] [p.]

unchangeable, remains the same, character is difficult to improve (Lit. If you lead a cow to Beijing, it is still a cow.)

牛牽到北京還是牛,永遠改不掉壞習慣

gukhit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'khit [[...]][i#] [p.]

hitching post to tie up cows

繫牛之小木柱

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