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zhøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoef; zhøef; (zhef) [[...]][i#] [p.]

blow like the wind

吹

• Kin'afjit si symmiq hofng ka lie zhoef laai ee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'ar'jit si sirm'miq hofng ka lie zhoef laai ee?; Kyn'ar'jit si sirm'miq hofng ka lie zhøef laai ee? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  a very unexpected visit from a friend (Lit. What wind blew you here today?)
  今天是什麼風吹你來的 ?

cyn hafnkviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn harn'kviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

rare visit

稀客,好久沒有來

• Lie kynnafjit cyn hafnkviaa, si hofng ka lie zhoelaai ee, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kirn'nar'jit cyn harn'kviaa, si hofng ka lie zhoef'laai ee, si `bøo?; Lie kirn'ar'jit cyn harn'kviaa, si hofng ka lie zhøef'laai`ee, si `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You are here on a rare visit today, did the wind blow you in?
  今天真是稀客,是風吹你來的吧!

hongphøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'phøf [[...]][i#] [p.]

disputes, quarrels, disturbances, restlessness, storm in figurative sense

風波

• khie hongphøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie hofng'phøf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  start trouble
  起風波

• ka'teeng ee hongphøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'teeng ee hofng'phøf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  troubles in the family
  家庭的風波

ka'hofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'hofng; (mngg'hofng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

reputation of a family, family tradition, customs of a family

家風,門風

• Tharmthviaf y ee ka'hofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaxm'thviaf y ee kaf'hofng; (Thaxm'thviaf y ee mngg'hofng) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ascertain or inquire into the reputation of a family (before a matrimonial alliance)
  打聽他的家風(門風)

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