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keg ho gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg ho gve [[...]][i#] [p.]

make as stiff as possible (as one's limbs or neck)

使僵硬,使堅硬

gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve; (gvi) [[...]][i#] [p.]

stiff, firm (attitude), obstinate, inflexible, stand erect

硬

• Cid ky tek'ar cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky teg'ar cyn gve. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This bamboo stick is inflexible.
  這枝竹子很硬。

• Thaeto cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'to cyn gve. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His attitude is very inflexible.
  態度很硬。

• Sie kaq gvexkhokkhog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie kaq gve'khog'khog. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The corpse has already become rigid.
  死得硬幫幫的。

• giafmgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giarm'gve [[...]][i#] [p.]
  strong, lusty, and bold (as a young man)
  硬朗,堅忍

• pvoargvexnngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'gve'nngr [[...]][i#] [p.]
  between too much firmness and too much yielding, half threatening and half pacifying
  軟硬兼施

gve chviwkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve chviuo'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

snatch away

硬搶去

gve kix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve kix [[...]][i#] [p.]

memorize by rote

死記

• Sinji aix gve kix ciaq u hoatto. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn'ji aix gve kix ciaq u hoad'to. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  New words have to be memorized, then you can recall them.
  新字要硬記才有辦法。

gve liah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve liah [[...]][i#] [p.]

to convince someone to do something they don't want to do, twist someone's arm to make someone do something

硬捉

• Y na m khix bøo iaokirn, larn ka y gve liah khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na m khix bøo iaux'kirn, larn ka y gve liah khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It doesn't matter if he doesn't want to go, let's twist his arm into going.
  他如果不去沒關係,我們把他硬捉去。

gve piarngpiaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve piaxng'piaxng [[...]][i#] [p.]

hard and firm, rigid and inflexible, stiff

硬幫幫

gve tuo gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve tuo gve [[...]][i#] [p.]

meet force with force

硬碰硬

syaq gve zhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'aq gve zhuix'pef [[...]][i#] [p.]

be unwilling to admit one's defeat, yield with bad grace, be a poor loser

死鴉子硬嘴巴,嘴硬

simkvoaf khaq gve thiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'kvoaf khaq gve thiq [[...]][i#] [p.]

heart harder than iron (in the sense of showing no pity or refusing to make up a dispute)

鐵石心腸

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

just now, to meet with, to run across, just the thing, be given in payment in place of something else, deduct or keep off so much from a payment, e. g. , for debt or on account of a fault

遇,抵,剛才

• ciah twsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah tuo'siaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eat without paying , as payment of debt due as by the man who supplies the food
  吃來抵賬

• Ho lie tuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho lie tuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I will allow you to deduct it from my wages (or from the cost).
  給你抵賬。

• loaxze tuo loaxze [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'ze tuo loa'ze [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Hmp! He says it cost him that much, but I have my doubts.
  多少多少的(我不信)

• gve tuo gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve tuo gve [[...]][i#] [p.]
  each party refusing to make any abatement of claims
  硬碰硬

• siøtuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'tuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  meet with each other coming different ways
  相遇

• thautw'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'tuo'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  just now, a moment ago
  剛才

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