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

request for postponement of payment, delivery or completion

延,拖延,限

• Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He asked for three more days to return the money (to return the shirt).
  那筆錢(那件衣服)他又拖三天。

• Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Again and again he put off returning it.
  他一拖再拖還不還我。

• bøe axntid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be an'tid; bøe an'tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can't be put off
  不能拖延。

• ho goar an cide [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho goar an cit'e [[...]][i#] [p.]
  give me a little time to get something done
  讓我拖延一下。

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

boundary, a limit, to limit

限

• han svaf jit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han svaf jit [[...]][i#] [p.]
  within three days' time
  限三天

• haxnjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han'jit; (han'kii, han'sii) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  limited number of days, a limited term or length time
  限日子(期,時)

• bu'han [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'han [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unlimited, boundless
  無限

• iwhan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'han [[...]][i#] [p.]
  there is a limit, not very much or many
  有限

• Han kuie jit? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Han kuie jit? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Within how many days?
  限幾天?

kiernhau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'hau [[...]][i#] [p.]

be efficacious (e.g., medicine)

見效

• Svaf jit ciu e kiernhau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf jit ciu e kiexn'hau.; Svaf jit ciu øe kiexn'hau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It will prove fruitful in three days.
  三日就會見效。

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

review, steam again the rice cake, food

復習,再蒸

• Svaf jit bøo liu, e pehcviu chiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf jit bøo liu, e peq'cviu chiu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If one neglects to review his lesson, he will forget it completely
  一曝十寒

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

slow, tardy, gradually, to delay, to postpone

緩,緩延

• oan kaux Lefpaejit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oan kaux Lea'paix'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]
  put off till Sunday
  緩延到禮拜天

• Ho goar oan svaf jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho goar oan svaf jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Grant me three days' grace.
  給我緩三天。

• khoan'oan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoafn'oan [[...]][i#] [p.]
  grant delay (for a payment)
  寬緩

svaf jit bøo liu, pehcviu chiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf jit bøo liu, peq'cviu chiu [[...]][i#] [p.]

If you don't practice for days, you'll forget it.

一曝十寒

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