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bextehsaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'teq'saux bøe'teq'saux [[...]][i#] [p.]

unable to satisfy

不能滿足

• Cit koaxn ciuo niaxnia, y lym be tehsaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit koaxn ciuo nia'nia, y lym be teq'saux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Only one bottle of wine, how can it be sufficient for him to drink?
  一瓶酒而已,他怎麼喝得夠。

bøo oe korng kalør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo oe korng kaf'lør [[...]][i#] [p.]

chat

閒話家常,閑談

• Goarn bøo teq korng sviaq, kannaf bøo oe korng kalør niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn bøo teq korng sviaq, kafn'naf bøo oe korng kaf'lør nia'nia. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We don't have anything to say, we're only having a chat.
  我們沒在說什麼,閒話家常而已。

zawbea khvoarhoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'bea khvoax'hoef [[...]][i#] [p.]

to give a hurried glance (Lit. look at the flowers while passing on horseback)

走馬看花

• Khix Bykog chitthøo nng lefpaix niaxnia, chinchviu teq zawbea khvoarhoef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix Bie'kog chid'thøo nng lea'paix nia'nia, chyn'chviu teq zao'bea khvoax'hoef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You only get only a hurried glance at things if you go to the US for only two weeks.
  去美國只玩兩個禮拜,像走馬看花似的。

zhutkhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'khuix [[...]][i#] [p.]

grumble, complain, ventilate one's emotions

出氣

• Goar zaiviar tuix lie korng bøo loxeng, goar korng cit e zhutkhuix niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zay'viar tuix lie korng bøo lo'eng, goar korng cit e zhud'khuix nia'nia. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I know it's no use to tell you, but I am only letting off steam.
  我知道對你說沒有用,我只是說個出氣而已。

hvafthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvar'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

frighten people

嚇嚇人

• Y si hør hvafthaau niaxnia, sidzai bøo symmiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si hør hvar'thaau nia'nia, sit'zai bøo sirm'miq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He only frightens people, it's not very serious matter.
  他是嚇嚇人而已,實在沒什麼。

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

limit, limitation, bounds

限度

• Laang ee cirnpo bøo haxnto. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang ee cixn'po bøo han'to. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is no limit to human progress.
  人的進步沒有限制。

• Goar ee haxnto kaux ciaf niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee han'to kaux ciaf nia'nia. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That's all I can do.
  我已盡力了。

• chiaukøex haxnto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaw'koex han'to chiaw'køex han'to [[...]][i#] [p.]
  exceed the limit
  超過限度

• zoex køf (tea) haxnto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex køf (tea) han'to [[...]][i#] [p.]
  maximum (minimum)
  最高(低) 限度

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