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biq'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bih'ar; ; (teg'bih) [[...]][i#] [p.]

thin slips of bamboo used for wicker-work

竹篾

bøtektvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'teg'tvia; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

bustling lad, inquietude, restlessness, restless, frolicsome, lively

不穩重

• Cid ee gynnar cyn bøtektvia, lorng ze be tiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze be tiaau.; Cid'ee girn'ar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze bøe tiaau.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is very restless, he can't stay seated very long.
  這個孩子很不穩重,老坐不穩。

zadbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zat'bak; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

very close together (of bamboo or sugar cane)

節很密(有節植物)

• Tek'ar cyn zadbak. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Teg'ar cyn zat'bak.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The bamboo sections are very close together.
  竹子的節很密。

eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng; ; (iong) [[...]][i#] [p.]

use, spend, with (an instrument)

用

• Eng padlaang ee kunthaubør zefng ciøqsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør zefng ciøh'say.; Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør/buo zefng ciøh'say.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  benefit oneself (get a free ride) at the expense of another, be generous at another's expense, rob Peter to pay Paul
  用別人的拳頭打石獅, 損人利己, 慷人之慨.

• eng sva'afky phex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng svaf'ar'ky phex; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  carry some something in the fold of one's dress
  用衣服的下擺兜

• eng siøf ang'aang ee thiq ux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng siøf aang'aang ee thiq ux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make the iron red-hot and burn with it (to make a hole or mark)
  用燒紅的鐵烙

• eng tek'ar sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng teg'ar sud; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  beat or switch with a thin bamboo
  用竹子抽打

• eng tefng'ar terng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng terng'ar terng; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  weigh with a small steelyard
  用戥子戥

iør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iør; ; (or) [[...]][i#] [p.]

hit sideways with a stick

毆

• Eng tek'ar iør (or) kha'kud. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng teg'ar iør (or) khaf'kud.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hit someone's leg (sideways) with a bamboo stick
  用竹子毆打腿。

khurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khurn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

bind, to bundle, batch

綑,捆

• Hiaq ee tek'ar khurn khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq ee teg'ar khurn khie'laai.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Tie those bamboo sticks up into a bundle.
  那些竹子綑起來。

• cit khurn tiuxzhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit khurn tiu'zhao; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bundle of rice-straw
  一綑稻草

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

branch, classifier of long thing which can be held in the hand (pencils, sticks etc.)

枝,隻,支

• cit ky ienpid (tek'ar, hoxsvoax) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky ieen'pid (teg'ar, ho'svoax); ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one pencil (bamboo stick, umbrella)
  一枝鉛筆(竹子,雨傘)

kuieteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuix'teg; ; (kuix'teg'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

laurel, bay tree

桂竹

gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve; ; (gvi) [[...]][i#] [p.]

stiff, firm (attitude), obstinate, inflexible, stand erect

硬

• Cid ky tek'ar cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky teg'ar cyn gve.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This bamboo stick is inflexible.
  這枝竹子很硬。

• Thaeto cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'to cyn gve.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His attitude is very inflexible.
  態度很硬。

• Sie kaq gvexkhokkhog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie kaq gve'khog'khog.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The corpse has already become rigid.
  死得硬幫幫的。

• giafmgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giarm'gve; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  strong, lusty, and bold (as a young man)
  硬朗,堅忍

• pvoargvexnngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'gve'nngr; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  between too much firmness and too much yielding, half threatening and half pacifying
  軟硬兼施

or [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: or; ; (iør) [[...]][i#] [p.]

hit sideways with a stick

甌,掃打

• efng tek'ar or kha'kud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng teg'ar or khaf'kud; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hit someone's leg (sideways) with a bamboo stick
  用竹子掃打腿

sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sud; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

beat, whip, or switch with a thin rod or switch, to dust by beating with a rod

抽打,鞭打

• bafngsut'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng'sud'ar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  flapper for driving away mosquitoes, fly whisk
  蚊拂子

• eng tek'ar sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng teg'ar sud; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  beat or switch with a thin bamboo
  用竹子抽打

tek'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'ar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

bamboo, bamboo cane

竹子

tekkøe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'kef'ar; teg'køef'ar; [[...]][i#] [p.]

woodcock, guinea hen

竹雞

Tekkog moa'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Teg'kog moaa'ar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

rubella, German measles

德國麻疹

tekleqar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'leh'ar; teg'løeh'ar; [[...]][i#] [p.]

bamboo hat

竹笠

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