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aesiøq sveamia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'siøq svex'mia [[...]][i#] [p.]

cling tenaciously to life

愛惜生命

bøsiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'siøq [[...]][i#] [p.]

be ready to go to extreme lengths, do not spare

不惜

• Bøsiøq ka'ti ee sveamia khix kiux padlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'siøq kaf'ti ee svex'mia khix kiux pat'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Have no regard for one's own life if it is a matter of helping others to help others at the risk of one's own life.
  不惜自己的生命去救別人。

hvai'hvay-kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvay'hvay'kiøx hvay'hvay-kiøx [[...]][i#] [p.]

be full of complaints

叫苦連天

• Y cyn siøq sveamia, siøfkhoar zøx cide ciu hvai'hvaikiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn siøq svex'mia, siør'khoar zøx cit'e ciu hvay'hvay'kiøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's very good to himself, if does just a little work he complains.
  他很愛惜生命,稍微做一下,就叫苦連天。

siøq sveamia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøq svex'mia [[...]][i#] [p.]

hold one's life dear, be very careful of one's self (often over care), e.g., taking great care when slightly unwell, afraid to meddle with a matter or travel on a road where there is some danger

愛惜生命

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