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bøo-lang'ieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'laang'ieen bøo-laang'ieen [[...]][i#] [p.]

not likeable, repulsive

無人緣

bwlang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'lang [[...]][i#] [p.]

toy with, to romp, play jokes on

撫弄,玩弄

zhawmeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhao'meq [[...]][i#] [p.]

locusts, grasshoppers

蝗蟲,蚱蜢

• zhawmeq lang ke'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhao'meq lang kef'kafng zhao'meq lang køef'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  looking for trouble, a weakling fooling around with a tough guy (Lit. a grasshopper bothering a rooster)
  蚱蜢弄雞公,自尋死路。

chia'kulaxng'axng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'kw'lang'axng [[...]][i#] [p.]

make a mess of a room, (Lit. to overturn every box and basket - to make a thorough search)

翻東翻西

• M khix goaxbin chitthøo, kannaf toax laixbin teq chia'kulaxng'axng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M khix goa'bin chid'thøo, kafn'naf toax lai'bin teq chiaf'kw'lang'axng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Why don't you go outside and play, inside you only make a mess of the room.
  不去外面玩,只再裡面翻東翻西。

ciøx lang'viar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøx laang'viar [[...]][i#] [p.]

cast a shadow

照人影

cviuxsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'svoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend a mountain, go ashore (archaic)

上山

• Cviuxsvoaf ia cit jit, løqhae ia cit jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf ia cit jit, løh'hae ia cit jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)
  上山也一天,下海也一天,慢慢來,不用急。

• Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax lang'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang'ix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Be aware of the wishes of your host. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (Lit. In climbing a mountain, look at the mountain contours, if you enter a person's home, consider his feelings.)
  見風轉舵,入鄉隨俗。

hielang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hix'lang (hie'lang) [[...]][i#] [p.]

make fun of, play jokes upon

戲弄

lang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lang (long) [[...]][i#] [p.]

play with, make sport of, brandish, gesticulate, make fun of, to mock

弄

• bwlang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'lang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  practice gymnastics or fencing, toy with
  舞弄

• hielang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hix'lang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make fun of
  戲弄

lang cvikor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lang cvii'kor [[...]][i#] [p.]

play the tambourine

舞手鼓

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