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kviasie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]

fear death, kviaf`sie: to die of fear

怕死,嚇死

• Goar m kviasie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m kviaf'sie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am not afraid of death.
  我不怕死。

• Y kviaf-sie`khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kviaf'sie'khix. Y kviaf-sie`khix. (Y kviaf'kaq'sie'khix.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He was frightened to death.
  他嚇死了,他被嚇死了。

• øe kviaf sie laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e kviaf sie laang øe kviaf sie laang (e kviaf laang) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  terrible, scare to death (Lit. make people die of fear)
  會嚇死人

• kuix kaq e kviaf sie laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuix kaq e kviaf sie laang (kuix kaq e kviaf laang) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  terribly expensive
  貴得嚇死人

• lahsab kaq e kviaf sie laang (e kviaf laang) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laq'sab kaq e kviaf sie laang (e kviaf laang) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  terribly dirty
  髒得嚇死人

neh, kviaf sie, paxng, kviaf poef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: neh, kviaf sie, paxng, kviaf poef [[...]][i#] [p.]

afraid the bird will die if you hold it or fly away if let go (Lit. irresolute, indecisive)

掐,怕死,放,怕飛走(優柔寡斷)

tve kviaf sie, paxng kviaf poef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tve kviaf sie, paxng kviaf poef. [[...]][i#] [p.]

if he holds (the bird) tight, it may die, if loose, it may fly away — afraid either to meddle or to let alone, be stingy, be tight, stint, mean spirit, narrow minded

掐怕死,放怕飛,膽子小

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