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bøexhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hør; bøe'hør [[...]][i#] [p.]

describes an incurable sickness, a hopeless case, work which it is not possible to finish or get done

不會好,好不了。

• Y ee pve bøexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve be'hør.; Y ee pve/pvi bøe'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He cannot recover from his sickness.
  他的病不會好。

• Cit'ee khangkhøex køq zøx svajit, iao zøx bøexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx be'hør.; Cid'ee khafng'khøex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx bøe'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This job cannot be completed in only three more days.
  這個工作再三天還做不完。

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

plant, care for plants, transplant, set plant out, young plants for transplanting (also said of some animals)

栽,苗

• zay be oah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay be oah; zay bøe oah [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It will not live if you plant it.
  栽不活

• zhaebiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'biaau; (zhaix'zay) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  young plants of vegetables
  菜苗

• ciarzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciax'zay [[...]][i#] [p.]
  young sugar cane plants
  蔗苗

• hizay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'zay [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fry of fish
  魚苗

• hoezay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoef'zay [[...]][i#] [p.]
  young flower plants from a nursery
  花苗

• soafzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soar'zay; (pvoaa'zay) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  transplant
  移植

• Cit jit soafzay, svajit khiaxngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit jit soar'zay, svaf'jit khia'ngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It takes time to get settled into a new situation. (Lit. One day you transplant a young plant, it will wither for three days.)
  一日移植,三日葉黃。新環境不易適應。

Ciah bøo svajit zhaix, ciu sviuxboeq cviu sethiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'boeq cviu sef'thiefn.; Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'bøeq cviu sef'thiefn. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Rome was not built in a day. (Lit. Having been a vegetarian for only three days, already expects to attain nirvana.)

吃不到三天素,就想上西天。

keq svajit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keq svaf jit; keq svaf'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

after three clear days have intervened, on the fourth day

隔三天

khybea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'bea; khie'bea; (khie'mar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

opening price, minimum, at least

起碼

• Khybea tiøqaix goxkhof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khie'bea tiøh'aix go'khof. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It cost $5.00 at least.
  起碼要五塊錢。

• Khybea tiøqaix svajit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khie'bea tiøh'aix svaf'jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It takes at least three days.
  起碼要三天。

ngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngg; (hoong) [[...]][i#] [p.]

yellow, surname

黃

• kim'ngg-seg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'ngg'seg; kym'ngg-seg [[...]][i#] [p.]
  rich golden yellow
  金黃色

• Cidjit soafzay, svajit khiaxngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'jit soar'zay, svaf'jit khia'ngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When moving into a new place at first it is not very comfortable or easy to be successful. (Lit. It takes three days before a plant loses its withered look after being transplanted.)
  一日移苗,三日葉黃(新環靜不易適應)。

soafzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soar'zay [[...]][i#] [p.]

transplant

移苗,移植

• Cidjit soafzay, svajit khiaxngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'jit soar'zay, svaf'jit khia'ngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It takes three days before a plant loses its withered look after being transplanted. — a man who moves into a new place is not at first very comfortable or successful
  一日移植,三日葉黃,新環境不易適應

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