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

throw light on, shine on

照

• Goar ee liwar lag cit liap khix, giah chiwtien laai chiø khvoax u ti tøhkhaf `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee liuo'ar lag cit liap khix, giah chiuo'tien laai chiø khvoax u ti tøq'khaf `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I dropped a button on the floor, bring a flashlight and shine it around to see if it is under the table
  我的扣子掉了一個,拿手電筒來照照看有沒有在桌下 ?

hamhafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hafm'hafm [[...]][i#] [p.]

somewhat swelled up

腫脹

• bagciw hamhafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw hafm'hafm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes somewhat swelled up like after sleeping or crying
  眼腫脹

• khaf haxm khie laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf haxm khie laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  foot swollen
  腳浮腫起來

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

wrestle, throw down, lay down, to overthrow

觔,推,扶

• Hid nng ee gyn'ar teq siøiern, mxsi teq siøphaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid nng ee girn'ar teq siøf'iern, m'si teq siøf'phaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Those two kids are wrestling, they are not fighting.
  那兩個孩子在摔角,不是在打架。

• Y tør ti tho'khaf, goar ka y iern (huu) khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tør ti thoo'khaf, goar ka y iern (huu) khie'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He was lying on the ground (floor), I helped him up.
  他倒在地上,我把他扶起來。

• Cid ky thiauar ka goar taux iern khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky thiau'ar ka goar taux iern khie'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Give me a hand to erect this pillar.
  幫我扶直這根柱子。

køea khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'khaf; køea khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

use a stool or other support to get up higher, put something under a piece of furniture so as to make it steady or to raise it higher

墊腳

• Na theh be tiøh, giaa yar laai kefkhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na theh be tiøh, giaa ie'ar laai kea'khaf.; Na theh bøe tiøh, giaa ie'ar laai køea'khaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you cannot reach it, bring a chair and stand on it.
  要是拿不到,拿椅子來墊腳。

• Cid tex tøh'ar bøo zai, theh cit tex pang'ar laai kefkhaf (kea ho zai) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tex tøq'ar bøo zai, theh cit tex pafng'ar laai kea'khaf (kea ho zai) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This desk is not steady, put a piece of wood under the leg (and make it steady)
  這張桌子不穩,拿一塊板子來墊腳。

khalaai chiwlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'laai chiuo'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

ham-handed

毛手毛腳,動手動腳

kiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiw; (siog) [[...]][i#] [p.]

shrink

縮

• chiuo (khaf) kiw khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo (khaf) kiw khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  draw back one's hand (as from business)
  手(腳,腿) 縮起來

• Cid khoarn pox e kiw be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn pox e kiw be?; Cid khoarn pox øe kiw bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Does this cloth shrink?
  這種布會縮水嗎

kiukhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiw'khaf; (khaf kiw khie'laai) [[...]][i#] [p.]

draw up the legs, sever one's connection with, withdraw from an undertaking

縮腿,退出某事

køxlaai køxkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kø'laai kø'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

roll about

滾來滾去

• Toax tho'khaf køxlaai køxkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Toax thoo'khaf kø'laai kø'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  roll about on the ground or floor
  在地上滾來滾去

koehlangkhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koeq'laang'khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

armpit

腋下

• Goar ee koehlangkhaf svef cit liap liab'ar, chiuo giaa lorng be khitlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee koeq'laang'khaf svef cit liap liap'ar, chiuo giaa lorng be khid'laai.; Goar ee koeq'laang'khaf svef/svy cit'liap liap'ar, chiuo giaa lorng bøe khid'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  My armpit has a boil so I can't raise my arm up.
  我的腋下長一個瘤,手舉不起來。

kukhaf søo zhutlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw'khaf søo zhud'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

reveal one's true form, character, leave loopholes in one's story, said of a matter becoming known

露出馬腳

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