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hvaethaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvaix'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

shake one's head in despair, sigh unhappily

搖頭(嘆氣)

• Na kofngtiøh yn kviar, taixkef tøf hvaethaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na korng'tiøh yn kviar, tai'kef tøf hvaix'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you ask someone about their kids they give you a sigh.
  一講到他兒子,每人都搖頭。

ke'kiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kiarm [[...]][i#] [p.]

either much or a little, more or less, as much as possible

多少,盡量

• Lie ke'kiarm tekkhag u thauciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kef'kiarm teg'khag u thaw'ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I know that you have stolen something to eat, I don't know whether it was a lot or a little.
  你多少一定有偷吃。

• Y na u eeng ee sii ke'kiarm khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na u eeng ee sii kef'kiarm khuxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Whenever he is free, he sleeps as long as he can.
  他要是一有空就盡量睡。

• Lie tiøh ke'kiarm ciah taxmpøqar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøh kef'kiarm ciah tam'pøh'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You must eat as much as you can (to a sick person)
  你多少得吃一點 。

• ke'kiarm korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kiarm korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk as much as possible, talk at random
  盡量講,隨便講

kef-kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'korng'oe; kef-korng'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]

say more than has to be said

多嘴

kvialaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

terrify people, amazing, be afraid of people

嚇人,怕人

• kvialaang ee cirnpo (sorji) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'laang ee cixn'po (sox'ji) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  amazing progress (figures)
  驚人的進步(數字)

• svoaty kvialaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoaf'ty kviaf'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  wild pig is afraid of man
  山豬怕人

• kviaf laang kef kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf laang kef korng'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fear lest people will speak ill of us
  怕人講閒話

• kviaf laang khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf laang khvoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  afraid of (dislike) being seen
  怕人看

• kviaf laang korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf laang korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  afraid of (dislike) being criticized
  怕人講

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