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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。

khaq e [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。

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

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

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

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