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bøo chiuar lauxtoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo chiu'ar lau'toa [[...]][i#] [p.]

mediator, a peacemaker

和事佬

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。

cid'e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'e [[...]][i#] [p.]

as soon as

晶婚紀念

• Lauxpe cide sykhix, kviar ciu toa sviaf khaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lau'pe cit'e sie'khix, kviar ciu toa sviaf khaux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as their father died, the children all wailed very loudly.
  爸爸一過世,孩子就大聲哭。

ko'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu [[...]][i#] [p.]

behave ungratefully, requite kindness with ingratitude, disappoint, be unfaithful to a person

辜負

• ko'hu laang ee høfix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu laang ee hør'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  act ungratefully after receiving other's good wishes
  辜負人的好意

• ko'hu lirn lauxpe chi lie kaq ciaq toaxhaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu lirn lau'pe chi lie kaq ciaq toa'haxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  waste your father's efforts in bringing you up.
  辜負你父親養育你這麼大

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