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

groan with pain, grumbling

呻吟,哼叫,抱怨

• Thviax kaq hvai'hvay kiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thviax kaq hvay'hvay kiøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  groan with pain, moan in distress
  痛得直呻吟

• Y ti binzhngtea teq hvay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ti biin'zhngg'tea teq hvay. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is groaning in his bed.
  他在床上呻吟著。

• Hid ee gynnar teq hvay paktor thviax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar teq hvay pag'tor thviax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That child is groaning because he has a belly ache.
  那個孩子在叫肚子痛。

• Y teq hvay bøo cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y teq hvay bøo cvii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is grumbling because he has no money.
  他在叫窮。

hvai'hvay-zhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvay'hvay'zhafn; hvay'hvay-zhafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

be full of complaints

叫苦連天

• Cit kofgoeh thaxn hiaq ze cvii, y ma iao teq hvai'hvaizhafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit kor'goeh thaxn hiaq ze cvii, y ma iao teq hvay'hvay'zhafn.; Cit'kør'gøeh thaxn hiaq zøe cvii, y ma iao teq hvay'hvay'zhafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is making that much money but is still full of complaints.
  一個月賺那麼多錢,他還在叫苦連天。

hvai'hvay-kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvay'hvay'kiøx; hvay'hvay-kiøx [[...]][i#] [p.]

be full of complaints

叫苦連天

• Y cyn siøq sveamia, siøfkhoar zøx cide ciu hvai'hvaikiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn siøq svex'mia, siør'khoar zøx cit'e ciu hvay'hvay'kiøx.; Y cyn siøq svix'mia, siør'khoar zøx cit'e ciu hvay'hvay'kiøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's very good to himself, if does just a little work he complains.
  他很愛惜生命,稍微做一下,就叫苦連天。

gau'hvay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gaau'hvay [[...]][i#] [p.]

complain of unfair treatment, discrimination or undeserved punishment, like to complain

叫屈

• Y si gau'hvay niaxnia, mxsi bøo cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si gaau'hvay nia'nia, m'si bøo cvii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It isn't that he doesn't have any money, he just likes to complain.
  他是很會抱怨而已,不是沒有錢。

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