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bøo-tvafkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvar'kirn; bøo-tvar'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

very affable, compliant, accommodating, not only but also

不打緊,反而

• Y (puttan) cvii m heeng goar, bøtvafkirn køq ka goar phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y (pud'tan) cvii m heeng goar, bøo'tvar'kirn køq ka goar phaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Not only did he refuse to pay me the money, he beat me up.
  他錢不還我,反而打我。

e pud tanheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e pud tafn'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

Misfortunes never come singly.

禍不單行

gegsuie hengciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gek'suie heeng'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

boat going against the stream, sail a boat against the current

逆水行舟

• Hak juu gegsuie hengciw, putcixn zekthex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hak juu gek'suie heeng'ciw, pud'cixn zeg'thex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Learning is like sailing a boat up stream, you have to keep progressing or be pushed backwards.
  學如逆水行舟,不進則退。

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

discuss, argue, to debate, negotiate, talk over, consult

議

• gi jii putkoad, koad jii put'heeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi jii pud'koad, koad jii pud'heeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Meetings produce no decisions, and decisions produce no actions.
  議而不決,決而不行。

hengzofng putbeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'zofng pud'beeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

whereabouts unknown

行蹤不明

hengzofng putteng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'zofng pud'teng [[...]][i#] [p.]

have no fixed residence, wander here and there unpredictably

行蹤不定

heng'viar putli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'viar pud'li [[...]][i#] [p.]

inseparable, like a person and his shadow (usually said of lovers and devoted couples)

形影不離

hengtong putpien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'tong pud'pien [[...]][i#] [p.]

bodily mobility impaired

行動不便

hø pud tanheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø pud tafn'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

Misfortunes never come one at a time.

禍不單行

hø pud tafn heeng, hog buu siafng cix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø pud tafn heeng, hog buu siafng cix. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Good fortune does not come in pairs and disasters do not come alone.

禍不單行,福無雙至。

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

happiness, good fortune, good luck, blessing, bliss

福

• Hog juu Tonghae, siu pie Lamsafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hog juu Tofng'hae, siu pie Laam'safn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  birthday greeting (May your happiness be as the Eastern Sea, your age as Mt. Lan!)
  福如東海,壽比南山。

• hog buu sofng cix, hø pud tafn heeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog buu sofng cix, hø pud tafn heeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Blessings never comes in pairs, misfortune never comes singly
  福無雙至,禍不單行。

putzexng heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'zexng heeng'uii [[...]][i#] [p.]

wrong action

不正行為

putcixn zeg thøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'cixn zeg thex; pud'cixn zeg thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

either advance or retreat

不進則退

• Hak juu gegsuie hengciw, putcixn zeg thex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hak juu gek'suie heeng'ciw, pud'cixn zeg thex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is no standing still. (in life) One either advances or retreats.
  學如逆水行舟,不進則退。

put'hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'hoad [[...]][i#] [p.]

lawless, illegal

不法

• put'hoad ee heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'hoad ee heeng'uii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  illegal act
  不法的行為

• put'hoad cy too [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'hoad cy too [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unprincipled fellow, lawless elements
  不法之徒

puttoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'toafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

not correct in conduct, e.g., given over to gambling, lust, drink, wickedness

不端

• heng'uii puttoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'uii pud'toafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  misbehavior
  行為不端

tafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafn; (tvoaf) [[...]][i#] [p.]

odd (number), single, alone, sole, only, simple, solitary

單

• hø pud tanheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø pud tafn'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  calamities do not come singly
  禍不單行

• kafntafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'tafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  simple, brief, easy
  簡單

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