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pinched, squeezed between, wedged or sandwiched between, hold between the fingers of the hand, to pick up or hold something with pinchers or chopsticks

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Khix ho ciøqthaau gaptiøh zngfthauar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix ho ciøh'thaau gab'tiøh zngr'thaau'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
My finger got pinched between the rocks.
被石頭夾到手指頭。

høflafmsaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'larm'saf [[...]][i#] [p.]

eat anything whatever it is

好壞都吃

Y si cidee høflafmsaf`ee, nar sae kviavie khix ho iaw`tiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee hør'larm'saf ee, nar sae kviaf'vie khix ho iaw'tiøh.; Y si cit'ee hør'larm'saf`ee, nar sae kviaf'vie khix ho iaw`tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He eats anything, no need to worry that he will go hungry.
他是一個好壞都吃的,不必怕他會餓肚子。

hømihkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'miq'khor [[...]][i#] [p.]

why bother, quite unnecessarily

何苦

Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiahnih hømihkhor? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiaq'nih høo'miq'khor? [[...]][i#] [p.]
Why bother to go that far for a dinner invitation?
去那麼遠給人請,何苦?

ho'khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hof'khix; (puun'khuix) [[...]][i#] [p.]

exhalation, expiration, exhale

呼氣

hoo-luieluix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'luix'luix; hoo-luix'luix [[...]][i#] [p.]

very eloquent

能言善道

Moelangzhuix holuieluix, lie tiøh khaq seaji lef, mxthafng khix ho phiernkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Moee'laang'zhuix hoo'luix'luix, lie tiøh khaq sex'ji lef, m'thafng khix ho phiexn'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
The matchmaker is very eloquent. Be careful not to be cheated.
媒人婆能言善道,你得注意點,不要被騙。

ho toaxzuie koaq`khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho toa'zuie koaq'khix; ho toa'zuie koaq`khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

be washed away by flood

被洪水流失

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

and (joining two phrases or clauses disjunctively), but, while, still

而,那麼,可是,然而,仍然

Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
I have no money, and you don't have any either, right?
我沒錢,而你也沒有嗎?

Y boeq lym ka'py, iaq lie boeq lym symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie boeq lym sirm'miq?; Y bøeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie bøeq lym sirm'mih? [[...]][i#] [p.]
He wants to drink coffee, and what about you? What will you have?
他要喝咖啡,那麼,你要喝什麼?

Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tien'viar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
It was raining heavily, still he went to see the movies.
雨下得很大,他仍然去看電影。

Lirn a'hviaf hiaq kutlat, iaq lie ciaq pixntvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn af'hviaf hiaq kud'lat, iaq lie ciaq pin'tvoa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Your older brother is diligent, while you are so lazy.
你哥哥那麼勤勞,然而你卻這麼懶惰。

Goar khix svoaterng, iaq chitthøo kaq cyn sofngkhoaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khix svoaf'terng, iaq chid'thøo kaq cyn sorng'khoaix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I went to the mountain, and I had a really good time.
我去山上,玩得很愉快。

Lie thafng zhutkhix chitthøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngflaai lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie thafng zhud'khix chid'thøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngr'laai lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
You may go out to play, but you must come back earlier.
你可以出去玩,可是要早點回來。

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

sweet, pleasant, willingly

甘,甘心,捨得

Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
Are you really willing to give that dog to somebody else?
那隻狗你捨得給人嗎?

Hid ee gyn'ar hiaq seahaxn, lie kafm ho y ka'ti cit ee khix Bykog, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar hiaq sex'haxn, lie kafm ho y kaf'ti cit ee khix Bie'kog, si `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
That child is so small, are you willing to let him go to the States alone?
你捨得讓他一個人去美國嗎?

Goar cid ciaq niauafkviar mxkafm ho laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cid ciaq niaw'ar'kviar m'kafm ho laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I am unwilling to give this kitten to somebody.
我這隻小貓捨不得給人。

Goar ee thihbea ho laang thaukhafn khix, cyn mxkafm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee thiq'bea ho laang thaw'khafn khix, cyn m'kafm. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I got my bicycle stolen, I am still attached to it.
我的自行車被偷了,實在很捨不得。

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

deceive, fool, hoodwink, stolen

騙,偷

Bøeq kiax tngfkhix ee miqkvia mxzay ti tøh'ui ho laang khiafng khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq kiax tngr'khix ee mih'kvia m'zay ti tøq'ui ho laang khiafng khix.; Bøeq kiax tngr'khix ee mih'kvia m'zay ti tøq'ui ho laang khiafng khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I don't know where someone stole the things I was sending home.
要寄回去的東西不知在哪兒被人偷了。

Khix ho khiang'ar khiafng khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix ho khiafng'ar khiafng khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
to be hoodwinked by a thief
給騙子騙走了。

kvikvikvoaiqkvoaih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvy'kvy'kvoaih'kvoaih [[...]][i#] [p.]

incessant grumbling

吱吱叫

Lie ee chiaf kviatiøh kvikvikvoaiqkvoaih, nar m khix sør ho aan? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee chiaf kviaa'tiøh kvy'kvy'kvoaih'kvoaih, nar m khix sør ho aan? [[...]][i#] [p.]
When your vehicle is in use it has a squeaky sound, why don't you tighten up the screws and bolts?
你的車吱吱叫,怎麼不瑣緊?

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

swindle, get thing by deceit

訛詐

Lao laang ee miqkvia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lao laang ee mih'kvia. [[...]][i#] [p.]
swindle things out of others
詐騙人的東西。

Goar ho y lao khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ho y lao khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I was swindled by him.
我被他詐了。

Y m kherng korng, goar ka y lao zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m kherng korng, goar ka y lao zhud'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He was unwilling to tell me, but I wheedled it out of him.
他不肯講,我把他套出來。

oksoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'soaq [[...]][i#] [p.]

an evil spirit, a demon, a fiend

惡煞

Y ee pve korng si khix ho oksoaq soahtiøh ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve korng si khix ho og'soaq soaq'tiøh ee.; Y ee pve/pvi korng si khix ho og'soaq soaq'tiøh ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
People say that his sickness is caused by the influence of an evil spirit.
他的病是給惡煞煞到的。

pviarkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pviax'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

steal or take away

偷光光

Khix chitthøo nngxsvajit, miqkvia lorng ho zhadar pviarkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix chid'thøo nng'svaf'jit, mih'kvia lorng ho zhat'ar pviax'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
While away on a trip for two or three days, everything was stolen by a thief.
去玩兩三天,東西都被小偷偷光了。

thoa'tør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaf'tør [[...]][i#] [p.]

to upset things by pulling on them

拖倒,拖垮

Senglie ho laang thoa'tør khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sefng'lie ho laang thoaf'tør khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
The business was destroyed, ruined by another person.
生意被拖垮了。

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