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høea siøf bagbaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea siøf bak'baai; høea siøf bak'baai; [[...]][i#] [p.]

imminent crisis or emergency (fire singeing the eyebrows)

火燒眉毛,燃眉之急

• Hoea siøf bagbaai, bøo korng bexexngtid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoea siøf bak'baai, bøo korng be'eng'tid.; Høea siøf bak'baai, bøo korng bøe'eng'tid.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I was forced to tell the truth.
  已到燃眉之急,不說不行了。

• Mxthafng thernghau kaux hoea siøf bagbaai, ciaq boeq laai zhoe goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng thexng'hau kaux hoea siøf bak'baai, ciaq boeq laai zhoe goar.; M'thafng thexng'hau kaux høea siøf bak'baai, ciaq bøeq laai zhøe goar.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Come see me before you are driven into a corner.
  不要等到火燒眉頭,才要來找我。

høea siøf koliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea siøf kof'liaau; høea siøf kof'liaau; [[...]][i#] [p.]

no hope, hopeless (Lit. the net house is burnt down, it's hopeless.)

火燒罟寮,形容無望了

høea siøf ti'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea siøf ty'thaau; høea siøf ty'thaau; [[...]][i#] [p.]

said of a person who is already very familiar (Lit. burnt pig's head, face very well done)

火燒豬頭,很面熟

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