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ahtøfthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'tør'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

crush

壓得死死

• Y ho laang ahtøfthaau af, bøo hoatto thafng hoafnkhoxng af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ho laang aq'tør'thaau af, bøo hoad'to thafng hoarn'khoxng af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He was crushed to death, there is no way to revive him.
  他被人壓得死死,沒辦法反抗了。

aioaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ay'oaxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

sigh and moan

哀怨

• Aioaxn bøo cvii thafng thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ay'oaxn bøo cvii thafng thak'zheq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is sad about not having enough money to finish his education.
  哀怨沒錢求學。

anzhaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'zhaq [[...]][i#] [p.]

find a place for one, get a position for one

安插

• Bøo ui thafng anzhaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo ui thafng afn'zhaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no company or organization has a position open to get a job
  沒位子可安插。

• Anzhaq zøx kaooaan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Afn'zhaq zøx kaux'oaan. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  find a position as a teacher
  安插當教員。

bøo bin thafng kvix laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo bin thafng kvix laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

feeling ashamed to see others because of some awkward, inconvenient, or shameful state of matters

無臉見人

bøo iøh thafng kiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo iøh thafng kiux [[...]][i#] [p.]

incurable, beyond hope, incorrigible

無藥可救

bøo oe thafng korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo oe thafng korng [[...]][i#] [p.]

having nothing to say, unable to say anything

無話可講

bøo simcviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sym'cviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

be reluctant to do, absent minded

沒有心情

• Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sofie bøo simcviaa thafng zøx taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sor'ie bøo sym'cviaa thafng zøx tai'cix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A child of his died so he doesn't have the heart to work.
  他一個孩子死了,所以沒有心情做事。

• Khvoax tiexnviar khvoax kaq bøo simcviaa thafng thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khvoax tien'viar khvoax kaq bøo sym'cviaa thafng thak'zheq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  watch movies until there is no heart to study
  看電影看得無心情讀書。

bøo thafng ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thafng ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]

having nothing to eat

沒得吃

bosefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'sefng [[...]][i#] [p.]

plan to make a living, consider how to make a livelihood

謀生

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