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

request for postponement of payment, delivery or completion

延,拖延,限

• Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He asked for three more days to return the money (to return the shirt).
  那筆錢(那件衣服)他又拖三天。

• Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Again and again he put off returning it.
  他一拖再拖還不還我。

• be axntid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be an'tid bøe an'tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can't be put off
  不能拖延。

• ho goar an cide [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho goar an cit'e [[...]][i#] [p.]
  give me a little time to get something done
  讓我拖延一下。

angkøchiahchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'køf'chiaq'chi [[...]][i#] [p.]

ruddy good health

紅光滿面

• Tefng'e pve kaq boeq sie, cym'ar iuxkøq angkøchiahchi af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Terng'e pve kaq boeq sie, cirm'ar iu'køq aang'køf'chiaq'chi af. Terng'e pve kaq bøeq sie, cirm'ar iu'køq aang'køf'chiaq'chi af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Formerly he was sick unto death, now he is again in ruddy good health.
  前陣子病得要死,現在又紅光滿面了。

awhvoaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'hvoaai [[...]][i#] [p.]

overbearing, arbitrary

蠻橫

• Zerngkix hiahnih chionghwn af, lie boeq køq arnzvoar awhvoaai? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zexng'kix hiaq'nih chiofng'hwn af, lie boeq køq axn'zvoar ao'hvoaai? Zexng'kix hiaq'nih chiofng'hwn af, lie bøeq køq axn'zvoar ao'hvoaai? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The evidence is so great, how can you still be so overbearing?
  證據那麼充分了,你要怎樣蠻橫?

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

describes an incurable sickness, a hopeless case, work which it is not possible to finish or get done

不會好,好不了。

• Y ee pve bexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve be'hør. Y ee pve bøe'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He cannot recover from his sickness.
  他的病不會好。

• Cid ee khangkhoex køq zøx svajit, iao zøx bexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx be'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This job cannot be completed in only three more days.
  這個工作再三天還做不完。

benghiern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'hiern [[...]][i#] [p.]

evident, clearly, manifest

明顯

• Zef si cyn benghiern ee taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si cyn beeng'hiern ee tai'cix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is very apparent.
  這是很明顯的事情。

• Køq bøo loa kuo ciu e benghiern. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køq bøo loa kuo ciu e beeng'hiern. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  In just a short while it will be very clear.
  不久就會真相大白了。

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