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høfsu tøf moo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'su tøf moo; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

好事多磨

• Zøx hør taixcix sitpai bøo iaokirn, in'ui si høfsu tøf moo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo.; Zøx/Zøex hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks so don't worry about difficulties you run into when you are doing good work.
  做事失敗沒關係,因為是好事多磨。

insiao sittai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'siao sid'tai; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

miss a big opportunity or large gain over a trifling matter

因小失大

khaq sitlea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq sid'lea; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

rather embarrassing

很抱歉

• Khaq sitlea, goar boeq taixsefng tngflaikhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq sid'lea, goar boeq tai'sefng tngr'laai'khix.; Khaq sid'lea, goar bøeq tai'sefng tngr'laai'khix.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am somewhat embarrassed, (because) I want to go back ahead of time.
  很抱歉,我要先回去 。

taixix sid kengciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'ix sid kefng'ciw; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

suffer a major setback due to carelessness

大意失荊州

taixsid sofbong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'sid sor'bong; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

to be greatly disappointed, to be greatly discouraged

大失所望

thamsiao sittai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafm'siao sid'tai; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

be tempted by small gains and suffer a big loss, win battles but lose the war

貪小失大

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