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zhahhoe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaq'hoef'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

kibitzer at a mahjong game, sometimes more than just a kibitzer, sometimes he also bets or invests in one of the players

插花(打麻將用語)

• Ho lie i, goar zhahhoe'ar ciu hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho lie i, goar zhaq'hoef'ar ciu hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You play, I'll just kibitz, okay?
  給你玩,我插花就好。

i'ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'ho [[...]][i#] [p.]

safeguard, uphold, preserve, protect

維護

utøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'te; ii'tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

spare ground, elbow-room, leeway

餘地

• bøo gi'bun ee i'te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo gii'bun ee ii'te [[...]][i#] [p.]
  there is no room for doubt
  沒有疑問的餘地

• bøo laau i'te ho laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laau ii'te ho laang; bøo laau ii'tøe ho laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  leaving him with no ground to stand on, leaving him without any room for self-respect or respect from others (as by scolding or reproving him before those who respect or look up to him), corner a person
  沒留餘地給人

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