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zatlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad'lat [[...]][i#] [p.]

to estimate one's strength or resources before acting, estimate one's own ability act according to one's strength

量力

• Bøeq texng hid khoarn pang'ar, aix siøfkhoar zatlat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, e texng phoax khix. Bøeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you are going to nail down that kind of board, you have to be careful how hard you hit it or you will bust the board.
  要釘那種木板要稍微量力,否則會釘破。

ciapsoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'soax [[...]][i#] [p.]

be next (in succession), follow, in close succession, one after the other, continue, continuously

連續

• Hid khoarn pve aix ciapsoax ciah iøqar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq e hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn pve aix ciab'soax ciah iøh'ar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq e hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  For that disease you have to continuously take medicine for a long time then it will get better.
  那種病要連續吃藥吃很久才會好。

hva [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hva (hvah) [[...]][i#] [p.]

stride or step over a ditch

跨越

• Hid tiaau kauar lie hva e koex be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau kaw'ar lie hva e koex be? Hid tiaau kaw'ar lie hva e køex bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Can you stride over that ditch?
  那條水溝你跨得過去嗎?

• Mxthafng tah koeakhix, tiøh hva koeakhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng tah koex'khix, tiøh hva koex'khix. M'thafng tah køex'khix, tiøh hva køex'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't tread on it, you must jump over it.
  不要踩過去,要跨過去。

khiaxsie'theeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khia'six'theeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

stand upside down

倒立

• Hid ee gyn'ar khiaxsie'theeng extaxng khia cyn kuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar khia'six'theeng e'taxng khia cyn kuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kid can stand on his head for a long time.
  那個孩子倒立能站很久。

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

remain attached to an opinion, insist, stubborn, obstinate, naughty, disobedient

頑固,頑皮

• Hid ee gyn'ar cyn phviaa, bøo hiaq khoaix kiøx e zao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar cyn phviaa, bøo hiaq khoaix kiøx e zao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kid is very naught, it is not that easy to get him to leave.
  那個孩子很皮,沒那麼容易叫得走。

pvoarsiøfsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'siør'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]

half dead

半死

• Hid ciaq kawar ho chiaf pong cide, zha'puttøf pvoarsiøfsie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao'ar ho chiaf pong cit'e, zhaf'pud'tøf pvoax'siør'sie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The car hit that dog and knocked it half dead.
  那隻狗被車撞到,差不多半死。

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