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baxnhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]

late marriage, to marry late in one's life

晚婚

• Goanzuxbiin khaq zafhwn, pvetexlaang khaq baxnhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goaan'zu'biin khaq zar'hwn, pvee'te'laang khaq ban'hwn. Goaan'zu'biin khaq zar'hwn, pvee'tøe'laang khaq ban'hwn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Mountain people get married younger than people who live on the plain.
  原住民較早婚,平地人較晚婚。

hiøhsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiøq'siu [[...]][i#] [p.]

return to the nest, nest, roost

回巢

• Kvoathvy kef khaq zar hiøhsiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kvoaa'thvy kef khaq zar hiøq'siu. Kvoaa'thvy køef khaq zar hiøq'siu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  In cold weather chickens roost or return to the nest earlier.
  冬天雞比較早回巢。

hvoaitit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoaai'tit [[...]][i#] [p.]

horizontal and perpendicular, in any case, anyway, in the end, in the long run

反正

• Hvoaitit tiøqaix khix, khaq zar khix lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hvoaai'tit tiøh'aix khix, khaq zar khix lex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since you have to go, go earlier.
  反正要去,早點去吧!

• Hvoaitit zøx ia bøo loxiong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hvoaai'tit zøx ia bøo lo'iong. Hvoaai'tit zøx/zøex ia bøo lo'iong. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do what you want, it will be of no use.
  反正做也沒用。

• Hvoaitit be hux, binnafzaix ciaq laai khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hvoaai'tit be hux, biin'nar'zaix ciaq laai khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Let's go tomorrow, as long as we're going to be late anyway.
  反正來不及,明天再去。

vivy voaiqvoaih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vy'vy voaih'voaih [[...]][i#] [p.]

creaking noise of a chair or table, frizzle, imitation of hissing sounds

咿咿嘎嘎,吱吱叫

• Khahzar ee guchiaf kviatiøh vivivoaiqvoaih. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq'zar ee guu'chiaf kviaa'tiøh vy'vy'voaih'voaih. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Formerly oxcarts made a squeaky noise.
  以前的牛車走起來吱吱叫。

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

and (joining two phrases or clauses disjunctively), but, while, still

而,那麼,可是,然而,仍然

• Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have no money, and you don't have any either, right?
  我沒錢,而你也沒有嗎?

• Y boeq lym ka'py, iaq lie boeq lym symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie boeq lym sirm'miq? Y bøeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie bøeq lym sirm'miq? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He wants to drink coffee, and what about you? What will you have?
  他要喝咖啡,那麼,你要喝什麼?

• Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tien'viar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was raining heavily, still he went to see the movies.
  雨下得很大,他仍然去看電影。

• Lirn a'hviaf hiaq kutlat, iaq lie ciaq pixntvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn af'hviaf hiaq kud'lat, iaq lie ciaq pin'tvoa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Your older brother is diligent, while you are so lazy.
  你哥哥那麼勤勞,然而你卻這麼懶惰。

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