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zatlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad'lat [[...]][i#] [p.]

to estimate one's strength or resources before acting, estimate one's own ability act according to one's strength

量力

• Bøeq texng hid khoarn pang'ar, aix siøfkhoar zatlat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, e texng phoax khix.; Bøeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you are going to nail down that kind of board, you have to be careful how hard you hit it or you will bust the board.
  要釘那種木板要稍微量力,否則會釘破。

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.; Y cyn siøq svix'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。

gu'tøf siøfchix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'tøf siør'chix [[...]][i#] [p.]

waste of energy (Lit. use a large butcher knife to cut a little thing)

牛刀小試

Hisefng siøfgvor, oanseeng taixgvor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hy'sefng siør'gvor, oaan'seeng tai'gvor. [[...]][i#] [p.]

sacrifice oneself to help others (Lit. Sacrifice myself, everyone profits.)

犧牲小我,完成大我。

khud løqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khud løh'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

bend down, stoop

屈下去

• Phaq baxngkiuu esii kha'bea aix siøfkhoar khud løqkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phaq bang'kiuu ee'sii khaf'bea aix siør'khoar khud løh'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When you play tennis the legs have to be bend somewhat.
  打網球的時候,腳要稍微屈下去。

niu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niu; (jiong) [[...]][i#] [p.]

yield, give way, give place, concede to a person

讓

• Lie tiøh niu siøfti. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøh niu siør'ti. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You should give in to your younger brother.
  你要讓弟弟。

• niu lauxlaang ze [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niu lau'laang ze [[...]][i#] [p.]
  offer one's seat to an old man
  讓老人坐

• siøniu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'niu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  yield, give way to one another
  相讓

siøfhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør'huix [[...]][i#] [p.]

tip (given to a waiter, porter)

小費

Siøfmoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siør'moar [[...]][i#] [p.]

a season of the year according to the Farmers' Calendar from the end of March to the beginning April, the eighth period of the year's 24 solar periods which falls about May 21 or 22 in the modern calendar)

小滿(四節氣之一,約在舊曆三月末至四月初)

siøfto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør'to [[...]][i#] [p.]

bladder, especially of a pig

豬肚

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

belly, stomach, abdomen, paunch

肚

• gu'to [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'to [[...]][i#] [p.]
  beef tripe
  牛肚

• hi'to [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'to [[...]][i#] [p.]
  edible part of fish entrails
  魚肚

• siøfto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør'to [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bladder of a quadruped, especially , of a pig
  小肚

• ti'to [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'to [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pig tripe
  豬肚

• tng'afto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngg'ar'to [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bowels and belly, entrails
  腸肚

toaxkviaf siøfkoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'kviaf siør'koaix [[...]][i#] [p.]

be afraid of one's shadow, be scared to death of nothing

大驚小怪

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