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engkay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng'kay; (exng'kay) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ought, ought to be

應該

• Lie engkay (tiøh) afnny zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie efng'kay (tiøh) arn'ny zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You must do it this way
  你應該這樣做.

• Huiky na kawtiarm khypoef, cymmar erngkay kaux ciaf af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Huy'ky na kao'tiarm khie'poef, cirm'mar exng'kay kaux ciaf af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The plane ought to be here by now, if it took off at nine. (Note: "eng-kai" and "tioh" mean the same thing, but "tioh" is used for emphasis.)
  飛機要是九點起飛, 現在應該到這兒了.

• Engkay! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'kay!; (Exng'kay!) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Serve you right! I told you so ! (As when a mischievous child falls down).
  應該! 應該!

thichiøx kai'huy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thii'chiøx kay'huy [[...]][i#] [p.]

between tears and laughter, unable to cry or laugh

啼笑皆非

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