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zawym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'ym [[...]][i#] [p.]

variation in sound, wrong tone in singing or speaking, to be flat

走音,走調

• Y chviuokoaf chviux liao u zawym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y chviux'koaf chviux liao u zao'ym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He sang flat.
  他唱歌唱得走調了。

• Hid kux oe, y korng liao u zawym, goar thviaf bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kux oe, y korng liao u zao'ym, goar thviaf bøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He used the wrong tones when speaking, I don't know what he said.
  那句話,他說走了音,我聽不懂。

zhadthaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhat'thaw [[...]][i#] [p.]

steal

賊偷

• tiøh-zhadthaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh zhat'thaw; tiøh-zhat'thaw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be stolen
  遭賊偷

• Thviakorng u tiøh zhadthaw, u pharngkvix symmiq `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thviaf'korng u tiøh zhat'thaw, u phaxng'kvix sirm'miq `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I heard some things got stolen, are you missing anything?
  聽說有遭小偷,丟掉什麼嗎?

itgo itzap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'go id'zap [[...]][i#] [p.]

enumerate or to narrate in detail, (to give) full particulars

一五一十

• Y itgo itzap lorng u korng ho goar thviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y id'go id'zap lorng u korng ho goar thviaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He told me the whole story.
  他一五一十都告訴了我。

khuiphoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'phoax [[...]][i#] [p.]

explain why and how

開破,說明

• Gyn'ar maix kannaf iong phaq ee, aix khuiphoax ho y thviaf ciaq u hau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar maix kafn'naf iong phaq ee, aix khuy'phoax ho y thviaf ciaq u hau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't just hit a child, for better results explain why its wrong and how to change.
  小孩子不要只用打的,應解釋給他聽才有用。

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

to murmur, to grumble

喃喃低語,發牢騷

• Goar u thviakvix y teq nauq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar u thviaf'kvix y teq nauq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I heard him murmuring (grumbling) about it.
  我聽到他提了一下。

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