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høflafmsaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'larm'saf [[...]][i#] [p.]

eat anything whatever it is

好壞都吃

• Y si cidee høflafmsaf`ee, nar sae kviavie khix ho iaw`tiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee hør'larm'saf ee, nar sae kviaf'vie khix ho iaw'tiøh.; Y si cit'ee hør'larm'saf`ee, nar sae kviaf'vie khix ho iaw`tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He eats anything, no need to worry that he will go hungry.
  他是一個好壞都吃的,不必怕他會餓肚子。

køesae [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。

khøekøar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'køf'ar; khøef'køf'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

river fish

溪哥(溪魚)

• Khe'køar chviuo sayhoef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khef'køf'ar chviuo sae'hoef.; Khøef'køf'ar chviuo sae'hoef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He steals everything he can get his hands on. (Lit. The river fish steals feces.)
  溪哥搶著吃(拼命搶)

nihnihlaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niq'niq'laau [[...]][i#] [p.]

person who cries easily, a crybaby

淚人兒

• Khaux kaq bagsae nihnihlaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaux kaq bak'sae niq'niq'laau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He cried profusely.
  哭得像淚人兒。

oexsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe'sae; oe'sae [[...]][i#] [p.]

things better left unsaid (irrelevancies, excessive detail, private matters)

多餘的話,沒用的話

• Y ee oexsae cyn ze, cidsut'ar taixcix korng kuy pvoarpof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee oe'sae cyn ze, cit'sud'ar tai'cix korng kuy pvoax'pof. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His many private matters that he can explain in excessive detail all afternoon.
  他話很多,一點點事情講了半天。

• Iaokirn ee korng tø hør, mxbiern hiaq kau oexsae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'kirn ee korng tø hør, m'biern hiaq kau oe'sae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Say the important things, no need to go into excessive detail.
  要緊的說就好,不用那麼多話。

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