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bagciw lai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw lai [[...]][i#] [p.]

sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, keen eye

眼光銳利

• Y bagciw cyn lai, hiaq hng ciu u khvoartiøh goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw cyn lai, hiaq hng ciu u khvoax'tiøh goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His vision is very good, he saw me from far away.
  他眼光很銳利,那麼遠就看到我。

• Y bagciw cyn lai, ho lie be phierntid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw cyn lai, ho lie be phiexn'tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His eyes are very sharp, you cannot cheat him.
  他眼光很銳利,你騙不了的。

chiwkix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'kix (chiuo'kix'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

short hand saw

手鋸

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

not until, then and only then, not before, provided that, unless, not until after, only after, namely, some action will not take place unless or until a previous action has occurred or some specific circumstance is fulfilled

才

• Goar ciah par ciaq boeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah par ciaq boeq khix. Goar ciah par ciaq bøeq khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am not going until after I have finished eating.
  我吃過飯才要去。

• Thienzuo ciaq zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thiefn'zuo ciaq zay'viar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Only God knows.
  天主才知道。

• U sidzai khvoarkvix ciaq thafng korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U sit'zai khvoax'kvix ciaq thafng korng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Only if you really saw it, may you speak.
  要確實看見才可以說。

• U pexbuo ciaq u larn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U pe'buo ciaq u larn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There had to be parents before we were.
  先有父母才有我們。

hamsaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haam'saw [[...]][i#] [p.]

be cracked earthenware, a crack in a piece of earthenware

裂痕

• Hamsau'huii nai khap. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Haam'saw'huii nai khap. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The weak last longer. (Lit. Cracked earthenware lasts longer.)
  破銅鑼耐敲。

giernsienkøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giexn'siefn'køf [[...]][i#] [p.]

crave

渴望

• Y khvoax laang teq ciah, ti hiaf teq giernsienkøf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khvoax laang teq ciah, ti hiaf teq giexn'siefn'køf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When he saw others eating, the craving grew in him.
  他看人在吃東西,在那兒饞涎欲滴。

jibmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

enter the door

入門

• Thaozar zhutmngg, cyn axm ciaq jibmngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaux'zar zhud'mngg, cyn axm ciaq jip'mngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  go out very early in the morning and come back very late
  早出晚歸

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