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gu'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'tøf [[...]][i#] [p.]

butcher knife for cattle

牛刀

• Thaai kef eng gu'tøf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaai kef eng guu'tøf. Thaai køef eng guu'tøf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unnecessary (Lit. using a large butcher knife to kill fowl)
  殺雞用牛刀

Høfhør hau, thaai kaq sae laau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'hør hau, thaai kaq sae laau. [[...]][i#] [p.]

A good project mismanaged to the point of it being totally ruined (Lit. A good turtle is butchered till it's all cut to pieces.)

成事不足,敗事有餘

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

win, gain a victory, to defeat, excel

贏

• zao viaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao viaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  win a race, won a race
  跑贏

• thaai viaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai viaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  won a battle
  戰勝,鬥贏

• Goarn go pie ji viaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn go pie ji viaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We won the game (by a score of) five to two.
  我們五比二勝。

• Goar khvoax Tiongkoktui khaq viaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax Tiofng'kog'tui khaq viaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I think the Chinese team has the edge on the other team.
  我看中國隊較佔上風。

• Goar bøo aix khix khvoax tiexnviar, boeq khuxn khaq viaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo aix khix khvoax tien'viar, boeq khuxn khaq viaa. Goar bøo aix khix khvoax tien'viar, bøeq khuxn khaq viaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I would rather go to bed than to the movies.
  我寧可睡覺,不要去看電影。

kan'og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'og [[...]][i#] [p.]

treacherous, malicious

奸惡

• Lieen pexbør tøf kvar thaai af, karm bøo kaux kan'og? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lieen pe'bør tøf kvar thaai af, karm bøo kaux kafn'og? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Even the parents dare kill someone, how malicious can a person get?
  連父母都敢殺了,難道不夠奸惡嗎?

leh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leh (lih) [[...]][i#] [p.]

rip up, slit up or open, without cutting apart, crack

裂

• thaai cit leh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai cit leh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  give a long slash, cut
  割一縫

parngtiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'tiaw [[...]][i#] [p.]

threaten, intimidate

放言威脅,恐嚇

• Y parngtiaw boeq thaai goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y paxng'tiaw boeq thaai goar. Y paxng'tiaw bøeq thaai goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He threatened to kill me.
  他放言要殺我。

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