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ghost driving a man to suicide or drowning, the ghost of a drowned man or suicide causing a man to be drowned or tempting a man to kill himself, so that the ghost may return to life, it cannot do so till some one thus takes its place

找替死鬼

liofnglaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liorng'laan [[...]][i#] [p.]

literally, between two difficulties — indecisive, dilemma

兩難

cixn-thøex liofnglaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex liorng'laan; cixn-thøex liorng'laan [[...]][i#] [p.]
in a dilemma, to go on or to draw back are both difficult
進退兩難

lunpafn thøeavoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: luun'pafn thex'voa; luun'pafn thøex'voa [[...]][i#] [p.]

take turns in rotation

輪班替換

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

file of soldiers, squad, company, keep company with, associate with

伍

jibgvor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'gvor [[...]][i#] [p.]
enlistment, enlist in the army (navy)
入伍

thøeagvor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex'gvor; thøex'gvor [[...]][i#] [p.]
be discharged from military service
退伍

theagvofpefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex'gvor'pefng [[...]][i#] [p.]
discharged soldier
退伍兵

voa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: voa; (hoan, hoaxn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

change, to exchange, replace

換,易

kay'voa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae'voa [[...]][i#] [p.]
change (over to), alter
改換

kauvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'voa [[...]][i#] [p.]
interchange, exchange
交換

pauvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'voa [[...]][i#] [p.]
agree to exchange (an article of purchase if it is unsuitable)
包換

tuievoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix'voa [[...]][i#] [p.]
exchange
對換

thøeavoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex'voa; thøex'voa; (siøf thex'voa) [[...]][i#] [p.]
by turns, alternately
替換

paixthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pai'thex; pai'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

retreat after defeat, be defeated

敗退

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

step, pace, contrivance, resource, plot, to walk, on foot

步

cirnpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'po [[...]][i#] [p.]
progress, to advance
進步

jioxngpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiong'po; (niu'po) [[...]][i#] [p.]
make a concession
讓步

kha'po [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'po [[...]][i#] [p.]
gait
腳步

sarnpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxn'po [[...]][i#] [p.]
take a stroll
散步

tøexpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: te'po; tøe'po [[...]][i#] [p.]
one's stand, footing
地步

thøeapo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex'po; thøex'po [[...]][i#] [p.]
retrogression, go backward
退步

putcixn zeg thøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'cixn zeg thex; pud'cixn zeg thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

either advance or retreat

不進則退

Hak juu gegsuie hengciw, putcixn zeg thex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hak juu gek'suie heeng'ciw, pud'cixn zeg thex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
There is no standing still. (in life) One either advances or retreats.
學如逆水行舟,不進則退。

putpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'peeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

indignant at injustice done to another, complaint, grievance, grumble, complain

不平

zernglaang cyn putpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'laang cyn pud'peeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
every one is indignant at such injustice
眾人很不平

thøex laang putpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex laang pud'peeng; thøex laang pud'peeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
indignant at the wrong done to a third person
替人抱不平

sinku kauthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'ku kaw'thex; syn'ku kaw'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

transition from the old to the new

新舊交替

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

draw back, coil up shrink, shorten, abridge, condense

縮

siusiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'siog [[...]][i#] [p.]
draw in, to contract
收縮

thøeasiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex'siog; thøex'siog [[...]][i#] [p.]
retract, draw back
退縮

uiesiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uix'siog [[...]][i#] [p.]
shrink from fear
畏縮

soethøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soef'thex; soef'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

failing (energy, strength, memory), weakening (as a result of old age, poor health)

衰退

taixthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'thex; tai'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

take the place of, stand proxy for, to substitute, in place of

代替

taixtheabut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'thex'but; tai'thøex'but [[...]][i#] [p.]

a substitute commodity, ersatz

代替物

tam'iw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafm'iw [[...]][i#] [p.]

be anxious, be grieved, to worry, bear sorrow

擔憂

thøex laang tam'iw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex laang tafm'iw; thøex laang tafm'iw [[...]][i#] [p.]
be sorry for a person
替人擔憂

thøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex; (thoex) [[...]][i#] [p.]

to retreat, retire, recede, withdraw, regress, retrogress, shrink, bow out, send back, give back, to return, lose or diminish (color, auspicious influence, prosperity, fever)

退

cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex; cixn'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]
advance or retire, advance or withdraw
進退

jiet theaax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet thex'ax [[...]][i#] [p.]
the fever has abated
退燒了

thietthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thied'thex; thied'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]
withdraw from, pull out of, evacuate
撤退

tørthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex [[...]][i#] [p.]
to walk backwards without turning around from a place to which we had advanced, to retreat, become worse than before (in some work, art, or study)
倒退,退步

tørtheakviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex'kviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
to walk backwards without turning around
倒著走

thøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex; thøex; (thoex) [[...]][i#] [p.]

for, instead of, in place of, to substitute, to change, take the place of, supersede

替

kiøx kauthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiøx kaw'thex; kiøx kaw'thøex; (liah kaw'thex) [[...]][i#] [p.]
the ghost of a drowned man or suicide, causing a man to be drowned or tempting a man to kill himself so that the ghost may get back again to life, which it cannot do till some one thus takes its place
找替死鬼