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bølun symmihlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'lun sirm'miq'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

no matter who, whoever

無論甚麼人

bofboflaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bor'bor'laang; (bor'laang, bor'miq'laang) [[...]][i#] [p.]

so-and-so, what-you-call-him (often said when for some reason if it is undesirable to mention his name)

某人,某某人

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

create, make, invent, begin, do

創,做,幹

• Cid hang taixcix si symmiq laang zhoxng ee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang tai'cix si sirm'miq laang zhoxng ee? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Who did this?
  這件事是誰幹的 ?

• Lie teq zhoxng sviafhoex? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie teq zhoxng sviar'hoex?; Lie teq zhoxng sviar'høex? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What are you doing?
  你在幹什麼 ?

zhwau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuo'au [[...]][i#] [p.]

from now on, henceforth

從此以後

• Zhwau ee taixcix symmihlaang e zay? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhuo'au ee tai'cix sirm'miq'laang e zay? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Who knows what will happen from now on?
  以後的事情什麼人知道?

øefsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'sex; øea'søex [[...]][i#] [p.]

short (in stature)

矮小

• Bølun zøx symmiq, sengkhw efsex ee laang lorng u khaq subin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'lun zøx sirm'miq, sefng'khw ea'sex ee laang lorng u khaq sw'bin.; Bøo'lun zøx/zøex sirm'miq, sefng'khw ea'sex ee laang lorng u khaq sw'bin. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No matter what, short people always have a more difficult time.
  無論做什麼, 身體矮小的人都比較吃虧。

hømihkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'miq'khor [[...]][i#] [p.]

why bother, quite unnecessarily

何苦

• Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiahnih hømihkhor? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiaq'nih høo'miq'khor? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Why bother to go that far for a dinner invitation?
  去那麼遠給人請,何苦?

huxzeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'zeg [[...]][i#] [p.]

be responsible, bear the responsibility

負責

• Cid hang khangkhoex symmihlaang teq huxzeg? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang khafng'khoex sirm'miq'laang teq hu'zeg? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Who is in charge of this job?
  這項工作誰負責的?

• Na sitpai, lie tiøqaix huxzeg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na sid'pai, lie tiøh'aix hu'zeg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If is should fail, you must bear the responsibility
  要是失敗,你要負責。

itbok liawjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'bok liao'jieen [[...]][i#] [p.]

comprehend at a glance

一目了然

• Siar khaq kafntafn lef, ho laang extaxng itbok liawjieen. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siar khaq karn'tafn lef, ho laang e'taxng id'bok liao'jieen. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Write more simply so people can see the meaning at a glance.
  寫簡單點,使人能夠一目了然。

• Y si symmiq khoarn ee laang, goar itbok liawjieen. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si sirm'miq khoarn ee laang, goar id'bok liao'jieen. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I can see what kind of a person he is at a glance. I can see right through him.
  他是何種人,我一目了然。

kaq mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq m'si [[...]][i#] [p.]

since...not

既不是

• Lie kaq mxsi phoarpve, nar bøo aix khix haghau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve/pvi, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since you are not sick, why don't you want to attend school?
  你既不是生病,為何不去學校?

• Mih kaq mxsi kea ee, lie khix chviar symmihlaang laai khvoax ia bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih kaq m'si kea ee, lie khix chviar sirm'miq'laang laai khvoax ia bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since the things are not false, it doesn't make any difference whom you ask to look at them.
  貨既不是假的,你去請誰來看也沒有關係。

khoafnsid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoarn'sid [[...]][i#] [p.]

form, model, pattern, sort. It seems that...

樣子

• Hid ee laang si symmiq khoafnsid? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang si sirm'miq khoarn'sid? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What is the man like?
  那個人是什麼樣子?

khuikhiaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'khiaxm [[...]][i#] [p.]

failing, lacking, under obligation, have deficit, be in arrears

虧欠

• Symmihlaang ia bøo khuikhiaxm symmihlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sirm'miq'laang ia bøo khuy'khiaxm sirm'miq'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Nobody is in debt to anyone.
  誰也不虧欠誰。

svahmihlaang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaq'miq'laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]

Who?

什麼人? 誰?

• Hef si svahmihlaang (svahlaang)? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hef si svaq'miq'laang (svaq'laang)? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Who is that?
  那是誰?

Symmih'laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sirm'miq'laang; Sirm'miq''laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

Who?

甚麼人?

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