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auxlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

back road, bribe

後路,後門

• Cid hang taixcix na bøo kviaa auxlo pan be seeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang tai'cix na bøo kviaa au'lo pan be seeng.; Cid'hang tai'cix na bøo kviaa au'lo pan bøe seeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is no way of getting this done unless we offer a bribe. (Lit. walk the back road)
  這件事若不走後門辦不成。

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

take care of, manage properly, rear and educate, help out

養育

• Gyn'ar bøo laang chviaa karm e seeng laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar bøo laang chviaa karm e seeng laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If no one cares for a child, can it possibly grow up into an adult.
  孩子沒人養育能成人嗎?

paxnphoee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pan'phoee; pan'phøee [[...]][i#] [p.]

surmise, think, believe, consider erroneously

以為

• Thvy hiahnih of, paxnphoee e løqho, køq løh bøo seeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thvy hiaq'nih of, pan'phoee e løh'ho, køq løh bøo seeng.; Thvy hiaq'nih of, pan'phøee øe løh'ho, køq løh bøo seeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The sky was so dark that it looked like it was going to rain but it didn't.
  天那麼黑,以為會下雨,竟然沒下。

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

resemble, look like, be alike, be similar to

像

• bøo seeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo seeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not resemble
  不像

• cyn seeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn seeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  resemble closely
  很像

• liøqliøqar seeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liøh'liøh'ar seeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bear some resemblance
  有一點像

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