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chiuo kiw khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo kiw khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

withdraw one's hand, withdraw

撒手,縮手

khychiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

start to fight

動手

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

phahtng chiwkud khie'tøx iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'tng chiuo'kud khix'tøx iorng; (phaq'tng chiuo'kud tiefn'tøx iorng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

turn a misfortune into a blessing, to profit from a misfortune, After a storm, comes a calm. (Lit. After a broken arm has been cured, it is stronger than before.)

因禍得福

suichiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suii'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

at once, without hesitation, freely

隨手

• suichiuo siw khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suii'chiuo siw khie'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  while your hand is still on it (Lit. Lay it away at once.)
  隨手收起來

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