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bøo khielek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo khix'lek; (bøo'khuix'lat) [[...]][i#] [p.]

without energy or strength

無氣力

• Lauxlaang khaq bøo khielek. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lau'laang khaq bøo khix'lek. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Old people don't have as much energy.
  老人較無氣力。

zhorngti [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoxng'ti [[...]][i#] [p.]

tease, make fun of, make a fool of

捉弄

• Mxthafng zhorngti goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng zhoxng'ti goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't make a fool out of me.
  不要捉弄我

• Mxthafng zhorngti lauxtoaxlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng zhoxng'ti lau'toa'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't make fun of the aged.
  不要捉弄老年人。

khaq øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq e; khaq øe [[...]][i#] [p.]

know better how to do something

較容易

• Lauxlaang khaq e poaqtør, lie tiøh ka y khafn lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lau'laang khaq e poah'tør, lie tiøh ka y khafn lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  An old person is more likely to fall, you should lead him by the arm.
  老人較易跌倒,你得牽著他。

laang lau, sym m lau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laang lau, sym m lau [[...]][i#] [p.]

remaining young at heart

人老心不老

lauxlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

old person

老人

lauxlaang bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'laang bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

old man's eye sight, eyes of the old, presbyopia

老花眼

lauxpøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'pøo [[...]][i#] [p.]

amah, maidservant

老傭婦(太太自嘆)

• ka y zøx cidsielaang ee lauxpøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka y zøx cit'six'laang ee lau'pøo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be his maidservant forever
  給他當一輩子的老傭婦

niu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niu; (jiong) [[...]][i#] [p.]

yield, give way, give place, concede to a person

讓

• Lie tiøh niu siøfti. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøh niu siør'ti. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You should give in to your younger brother.
  你要讓弟弟。

• niu lauxlaang ze [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niu lau'laang ze [[...]][i#] [p.]
  offer one's seat to an old man
  讓老人坐

• siøniu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'niu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  yield, give way to one another
  相讓

pahzexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paq'zexng [[...]][i#] [p.]

many illnesses

百症

• Laang cit e lau pahzexng lofngzorng kaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang cit e lau paq'zexng lorng'zorng kaux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Once a person is old he gets all sorts of illnesses.
  人一老百症都到。

parngbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

feign stupidly or ignorance, pretend didn't see someone doing something wrong

裝傻,睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

• Lauxlaang bøo tix anzoanbø maix ka y liah, parngbak ho koex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lau'laang bøo tix afn'zoaan'bø maix ka y liah, paxng'bak ho koex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The old man isn't wearing a helmet, don't stop him make believe you don't see him go past.
  老人沒帶安全帽,不要捉他,睜一隻眼,讓他過去。

Serngtaxn-lauxlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sexng'taxn lau'laang; sexng'taxn-lau'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

Santa Claus

聖誕老人

tan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tan; (taxn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

give birth to, be born

誕

• Iasof Serngtaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaa'sof Sexng'taxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Christmas
  耶穌聖誕

• Khofngzuo tarnsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khorng'zuo taxn'siin [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Confucius' birthday 27th of the 8th lunar month, September 28
  孔子誕辰

• Serngtarnchiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sexng'taxn'chiu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Christmas tree
  聖誕樹

• Serngtaxn kharphvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sexng'taxn khax'phvix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Christmas card
  聖誕卡片

• Serngtaxn-lauxlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sexng'taxn lau'laang; sexng'taxn-lau'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Santa Claus
  聖誕老人

• siuxtaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'taxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  birthday
  壽誕

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