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angsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'svoax [[...]][i#] [p.]

red string, refers to the red string in Chinese folklore brings a man and his mate together, Chinese version of Cupid's arrow

紅線

• khafn angsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn aang'svoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  act as go-between
  牽紅線

bøexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao bøe'hiao [[...]][i#] [p.]

do not know how to (affirmative form is øexhiao)

不會

• Bexhiao sayzuun hiaam khef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn. Bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The person who can't navigate a boat says the river is too winding.
  不會開船嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

• Bexhiao siuu, khanthoaf laxnphaf toa khiuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa khiuu. Bøe'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa kiuu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  blame the hammer when you don't drive the nail straight, blame others or other things for personal skills being insufficient (Lit. Don't know how to swim because scrotum is too big.)
  不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

• Cid kux ee iesux goar bexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar be'hiao. Cid kux ee ix'sux goar bøe'hiao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know the meaning of this sentence, don't know how to explain it.
  這句的意思我不懂。

• Goar bexhiao saychiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao sae'chiaf. Goar bøe'hiao sae'chiaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know how to drive a car.
  我不會開車。

• Goar bexhiao korng Enggie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao korng Efng'gie. Goar bøe'hiao korng Efng'gie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot (don't know how to) speak English.
  我不會講英語。

• Goar bexhiao eng ti ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao eng ti ciah. Goar bøe'hiao eng ti ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot (don't know how to) eat with chopsticks.
  我不會用筷子吃飯。

zabcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]

magazines

雜誌

• ciukhafn zabcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'khafn zap'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  weekly magazines
  週刊雜誌

• gøeqkhafn zabcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh'khafn zap'cix gøeh'khafn zap'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  monthly magazines
  月刊雜誌

zengkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

supplement of a newspaper, an expanded edition on holidays or Sundays

增刊

chiuo-khafn-chiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'khafn'chiuo chiuo-khafn-chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

made in hand

手拉手

zhorngkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoxng'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

put out the first issue of a periodical

創刊

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