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a'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

madam of a brothel

老娼

• A'thaau ciuxsi za'bofkefng ee lawpafnniuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Af'thaau ciu'si zaf'bor'kefng ee lao'parn'niuu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  An a-thau is the wife of the brothel owner or she herself is the owner.
  老娼就是妓女院的老闆娘。

bu'thaau kong'axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'thaau kofng'axn [[...]][i#] [p.]

an unverified case

無頭公案

• Zhøe bøo zerngkux`ee ciuxsi bu'thaau kong'axn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhoe bøo zexng'kix ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn. Zhøe bøo zexng'kux`ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  An unverified case means not being able to find any evidence.
  找不到證據的就是無頭公案。

thaau cit ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau cit ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

the first one

頭一個

thie'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thix'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

get a hair cut, shave the head

理髮

• mxbad thie'thaau twtiøh hochiw ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad thix'thaau tuo'tiøh hoo'chiw ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  encounter untoward difficulty on a new job (Lit. an apprentice barber has a whiskery man for his first customer.)
  未曾理髮,遇到虯髯客。(剛開始新的工作,就遇到棘手的事)

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