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Bøo su pud jip sampøftien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo su pud jip safm'pør'tien [[...]][i#] [p.]

I need to see you, I have a favor to ask of you. (Lit. - Don't enter the emperor's office unless you have official business.)

無事不登三寶殿

zheatiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhex'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

have the skin scraped, have an abrasion

擦到,搓到

• Tøh'ar na boeq kngf jiblaai, mxthafng zheatiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tøq'ar na boeq kngf jip'laai, m'thafng zhex'tiøh.; Tøq'ar na bøeq kngf jip'laai, m'thafng zhøex'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you are going to carry in the desk, don't scratch it.
  桌子若要抬進來,不要搓到。

• poaqtør zheatiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poah'tør zhex'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fell down and got scratched
  跌倒擦傷

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

steal a glance, peek

偷看

• Bøeq khvoax, jip laai khvoax. Maix khia toax hiaf chib. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq khvoax, jip laai khvoax. Maix khia toax hiaf chib.; Bøeq khvoax, jip laai khvoax. Maix khia toax hiaf chib. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you want to see, come in and take a look. Don't stand there peeking.
  要看進來看,不要站在那兒偷看。

zhutsvef jibsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'svef jip'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]

expose oneself to great danger

出生入死

cviuxthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'thvy; (sefng'thiefn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend to heaven

上升,升天

• Cviuxthvy bøo lo, jibte bøo mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'thvy bøo lo, jip'te bøo mngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no way out, no way to escape (Lit. no way to reach heaven and no door into the ground. (said of one or by one in desperate straits)
  上天無路, 入地無門。

zuojibseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zux'jip'seg [[...]][i#] [p.]

education spoon feeding or cramming (as opposed to developmental method)

注入式

haxnteng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han'teng; (han'tvia) [[...]][i#] [p.]

limitation, restriction, set limit to

限定

• Bøo haxntvia kaoiuo ciaq exexngtid jibkhix serngtngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo han'tvia kaux'iuo ciaq e'eng'tid jip'khix sexng'tngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It isn't only Christians who are allowed to enter the church.
  沒有限定只有教友才能進入聖堂。

goxngjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gong'jip [[...]][i#] [p.]

only knows how to earn money, a persons outlook on money

只收入不支出

Goxngjip bøo goxngzhud. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Gong'jip bøo gong'zhud. [[...]][i#] [p.]

careful and detailed calculation of how to make money but doesn't like to spend it

精打細算,只收入不支出

hin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hin; hin/hun; (hun) [[...]][i#] [p.]

resent, hate, regret, hatred

恨

• hin jip kutzhøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hin jip kud'zhoea; hin/hun jip kud'zhøea [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hate to the marrow
  恨入骨髓

• hin laang jip kud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hin laang jip kud; hin/hun laang jip kud [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hate deeply
  恨之入骨

• hixnthvy-oarntøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hin'thvy'oaxn'te; hin/hun'thvy-oaxn'tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bear a grudge against, complain
  恨天怨地

hvoaizhaa giaa jip zaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoaai'zhaa giaa jip zaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

argue irrationally, do things the way they won't work (to put sticks of wood into the stove sideways, contrary to the way they fit)

強詞奪理

ynjiin jibsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'jiin jip'sexng [[...]][i#] [p.]

lead one into wonderland — to delight very much, (of books) absorbing

引人入勝

iuu chiern jip chym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu chiern jip chym [[...]][i#] [p.]

from shallow to profound, from simple to more difficult — of progressive studies

由淺入深

jibchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

come in to one's hands, get

入手

• Cvii cit e jibchiuo, y ciu khix lym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii cit e jip'chiuo, y ciu khix lym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as he gets some money, he goes to drink.
  他錢一到手就去喝。

jibhvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'hvi; (jip'nie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

understand, pleasing to the ears

入耳

• thviaf bøe jibhvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf be jip'hvi; thviaf bøe jip'hvi [[...]][i#] [p.]
  listen but cannot understand, listen but not accept
  聽不入耳

jibnie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'nie [[...]][i#] [p.]

enter the ears, pleasing to the ears

入耳

• thviaf bøe jibnie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf be jip'nie; thviaf bøe jip'nie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hear but cannot understand, listen but not accept
  聽不入耳

jibsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'sym [[...]][i#] [p.]

take something or someone to heart, fully accept

入心

• thviax bøe jibsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviax be jip'sym; thviax bøe jip'sym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have concern for someone but cannot love that person
  疼不入心

jibto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'to [[...]][i#] [p.]

enter the stomach — to eat

入肚,下肚

niawchie jip gukag, wntaktag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niao'chie jip guu'kag, urn'tag'tag; niao'chie/zhuo jip guu'kag, urn'tag'tag [[...]][i#] [p.]

The events are such that the outcome of a situation is certain. (Lit. The mouse ran into a cow horn, it is sure to be caught.)

老鼠進牛角,妥當

niuu jip uii zhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niuu jip uii zhud [[...]][i#] [p.]

regulate expenses according to income

量入為出

• Cvii na exhiao niuu jip uii zhud lorng ma iong u kaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii na e'hiao niuu jip uii zhud lorng ma iong u kaux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you know how to regulate expenses according to your income, your money will be enough to go around.
  錢如果會量入為出都夠用。

parngleeng jibhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'leeng jip'hae [[...]][i#] [p.]

release a dragon into the sea — give a man an opportunity to show what he can do

放龍入海

phienjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phiefn'jip [[...]][i#] [p.]

include (in a budget), enlist, to recruit

編入

senghy jii jip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'hy jii jip [[...]][i#] [p.]

gain an advantage over somebody through his inattention, to catch someone napping

乘虛而入

siesiar goxjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'siar go'jip [[...]][i#] [p.]

even off numbers in arithmetic: if the decimal is less than 05, disregard it, if 05 or more, even off to the next integer

四捨五入

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

give alms, give in charity, bestow, give up, forsake, to reject

捨

• iy putsiar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'y pud'siar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unwilling to part (with loved ones)
  依依不捨

• kiusiar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiuu'siar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  beg alms
  求捨

• siesiar goxjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'siar go'jip [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fractions less than half not reckoned, more than one-half round off to the next higher integer
  四捨五入

siawjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siao'jip [[...]][i#] [p.]

makes money but very slow to spend it

只收入不支出

suosiar gvofjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sux'siar gvor'jip [[...]][i#] [p.]

round off (a number), (in arithmetic) to count one-half and higher fractions as units and disregard the rest

四捨五入

tantøf tidjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafn'tøf tit'jip [[...]][i#] [p.]

straightforward (action, statement), direct, right to the point

單刀直入

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

dwelling, residence, house

宅

• zhanhngg zhuotheh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'hngg zhux'theh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lands and houses
  家園

• zuxtheh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'theh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  residence
  住宅

• ynkuie jibtheh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'kuie jip'theh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lead demons to enter the courtyard or house, figure of wicked persons
  引狼入室

thviax kaq jip kud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviax kaq jip kud [[...]][i#] [p.]

to love very affectionately

疼得入骨

tuiehø jibzø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix'hø jip'zø [[...]][i#] [p.]

to seat according to the designated number indicated on the ticket

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