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kesae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'sae køef'sae [[...]][i#] [p.]

chicken dung

雞糞

• Y mxbad laai svy kenng, lorng laai paxng kesae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m'bad laai svy kef'nng, lorng laai paxng kef'sae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has never been here to lay an egg, whenever he comes, he leaves chicken droppings. — He is a troublesome person.
  他成事不足,敗事有餘。

M paxng y soaq (khix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M paxng y soaq (khix). [[...]][i#] [p.]

I won't let him go. (without accusing him)

不放過他,不放他干休

• Y na m heeng goar, goar ciu m paxng y soaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na m heeng goar, goar ciu m paxng y soaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If he will not return it to me, I won't let him go.
  他若不還我,我就不放過他。

parngbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

feign stupidly or ignorance, pretend didn't see someone doing something wrong

裝傻,睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

• Lauxlaang bøo tix anzoanbø maix ka y liah, parngbak ho koex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lau'laang bøo tix afn'zoaan'bø maix ka y liah, paxng'bak ho koex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The old man isn't wearing a helmet, don't stop him make believe you don't see him go past.
  老人沒帶安全帽,不要捉他,睜一隻眼,讓他過去。

paxng y kanhiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng y kafn'hiw [[...]][i#] [p.]

to give up, bring to an end, not to look for revenge or to get even

放他干休

• Y tuix goar afnnef, goar zoadtuix m paxng y kanhiw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tuix goar arn'nef, goar zoat'tuix m paxng y kafn'hiw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Because he treated me that way so I certainly will have it out with him.
  他對我這樣,我絕不放他干休。

paxng y soaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng y soaq (paxng lie soaq) [[...]][i#] [p.]

let the quarrel come to an end, let him (you) go

放過他(你)

• Goar m paxng lie (y) soaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m paxng lie (y) soaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I won't let you go. I will have it out with you.
  我不放過你(他)。

paxng kviezai y khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng kvix'zai y khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

let him alone, let him go his own way

放任他,任由他去

parngtiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'tiaw [[...]][i#] [p.]

threaten, intimidate

放言威脅,恐嚇

• Y parngtiaw boeq thaai goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y paxng'tiaw boeq thaai goar. Y paxng'tiaw bøeq thaai goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He threatened to kill me.
  他放言要殺我。

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

stop, cease with the intention of starting again whatever has temporarily been stopped

停,終,完

• zørsoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'soaq zøx/zøex'soaq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have finished
  做完

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