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bofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng; bofng/bof; (mof, bof) [[...]][i#] [p.]

touch, feel, feel about, feel for with fingers

摸

• armbongbofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'bofng'bofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very dark
  黑漆漆的

• bofng khvoax u siøf `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng khvoax u siøf `bøo?; bofng/bof khvoax u siøf `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  touch it to see if it's hot
  摸摸看是不是熱的 ?有沒有發燒 ?

• gaau bofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gaau bofng; gaau bofng/bof [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lagging, always procrastinating
  做事慢吞吞

• haytøea-bongciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'tea bofng'ciafm; hae'tøea-bofng/bof'ciafm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  impossible to find out, like trying to find a needle in a hay stack (Lit. looking for a needle in the ocean)
  海底撈針

zhorhae sengphøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhox'hae sefng'phøf [[...]][i#] [p.]

disturbance due to jealousy, martial trouble arising from infidelity

醋海生波

zhut'hae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'hae [[...]][i#] [p.]

leave port, take to the high seas

出海

cviuxsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'svoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend a mountain, go ashore (archaic)

上山

• Cviuxsvoaf ia cit jit, løqhae ia cit jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf ia cit jit, løh'hae ia cit jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)
  上山也一天,下海也一天,慢慢來,不用急。

• Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax lang'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang'ix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Be aware of the wishes of your host. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (Lit. In climbing a mountain, look at the mountain contours, if you enter a person's home, consider his feelings.)
  見風轉舵,入鄉隨俗。

hayliog'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'liok'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

Marines

海軍陸戰隊

• Y khix zøx hayliog'ar, sofie aix øh siuzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khix zøx hae'liok'ar, sor'ie aix øh siuu'zuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He joined the Marines so he has to learn how to swim.
  他去當海軍陸戰隊,所以得學游泳。

hae taf ciøh noa, hae kof sek lan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae taf ciøh noa, hae kof sek lan [[...]][i#] [p.]

I will remain faithful to you even if the sea dries up and stones rots.

海枯石爛

haytøea-bongciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'tea bofng ciafm; hae'tøea-bofng/bof'ciafm [[...]][i#] [p.]

impossible to find (look for a needle in the sea)

海底撈針

• Lie boeq kiøx goar khix haytea bofng ciafm, si bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq kiøx goar khix hae'tea bofng ciafm, si bøo?; Lie bøeq kiøx goar khix hae'tøea bofng/bof'ciafm, si`bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Would you send me to find a needle in the sea?
  你要叫我去海底撈針嗎?

ienhvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'hvoa; (ieen'hae) [[...]][i#] [p.]

coast, inshore, coastal (similar to "ian-hai")

沿岸

jinsafn jinhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'safn jiin'hae [[...]][i#] [p.]

great number gathered together

人山人海

• Laai khvoax pysaix ee laang, jinsafn jinhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laai khvoax pie'saix ee laang, jiin'safn jiin'hae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A great number of people gathered together to see the game.
  來看比賽的人,人山人海

parngleeng jibhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'leeng jip'hae [[...]][i#] [p.]

release a dragon into the sea — give a man an opportunity to show what he can do

放龍入海

thiaxmhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiam'hae [[...]][i#] [p.]

to fill up the sea

填海

thøfliah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør'liah [[...]][i#] [p.]

to fish in the sea

打魚

• zhutkhix haynih thøfliah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'khix hae'nih thør'liah [[...]][i#] [p.]
  go to sea to fish
  出海打魚

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