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karkoay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kax'koay [[...]][i#] [p.]

punish someone as a lesson (warning)

馴乖

Tiøh ka y karkoay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tiøh ka y kax'koay. [[...]][i#] [p.]
We must punish him (put him to great trouble) as a warning.
要給他一點苦頭吃。

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

gentle, obedient (child)

乖

gyn'ar bøo koay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giar'nar bøo koay; giar'nar bøo koay [[...]][i#] [p.]
naughty child
小孩不乖

karkoay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kax'koay [[...]][i#] [p.]
to tame (by beating)
馴乖

koay'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koae'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

cane, walking-stick, climber's pick

柺杖

koaikhar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koay'khar [[...]][i#] [p.]

obedient and intelligent (children)

乖巧,乖順

koaikhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koay'khiao [[...]][i#] [p.]

well-behaved and intelligent (child)

又可愛又聰明

nar... nar... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar... nar...; (luo... luo...) [[...]][i#] [p.]

the more... the more...

愈 ...愈 ...,越 ...越 ...

Nar toa nar hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar toa nar hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
The bigger the better.
越大越好。

Nar toaxhaxn nar koay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar toa'haxn nar koay. [[...]][i#] [p.]
The older he gets, the better behaved he is.
長越大越乖。

Nar ciah nar hør ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar ciah nar hør ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
The more you eat, the better it tastes.
越吃越好吃。

piexn goanheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piexn goaan'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

change back to original form, shape or face

變原形

Boexzhoa esii cyn koay, zhoa liao ciu piexn goanheeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe'zhoa ee'sii cyn koay, zhoa liao ciu piexn goaan'heeng.; Bøe'zhoa ee'sii cyn koay, zhoa liao ciu piexn goaan'heeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He was very gentle and mild mannered before marriage but after getting married he returned to his original behavior.
未娶時很乖,娶後就變原形。

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