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bøo chiuar lauxtoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo chiu'ar lau'toa [[...]][i#] [p.]

mediator, a peacemaker

和事佬

bo'horng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'horng [[...]][i#] [p.]

imitate, imitation

模仿

• bo'horng ee kefhoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'horng ee kea'hoex boo'horng ee kea'høex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  imitation
  模仿的假貨

• Gyn'ar aix bo'horng toaxlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar aix boo'horng toa'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Kids like to imitate adults.
  小孩子喜歡模仿大人。

eqeh-khehkheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eh'eh'kheq'kheq eh'eh-kheq'kheq [[...]][i#] [p.]

crowded, pushed and squeezed together

擁擠

• Zaokhaf na khaq toaxkefng cidsut'ar, khaq be nng ee ar laang ciu eqeqkhehkheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq be nng ee ar laang ciu eh'eh'kheq'kheq. Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq bøe nng ee ar laang ciu øeh'øeh'khøeq'khøeq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the kitchen would be a bit bigger, it wouldn't be so crowded for two people.
  廚房如果大一點, 才不會兩個人就窄窄的.

hvi'ar toa tuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvi'ar toa tuix [[...]][i#] [p.]

ears very large — sign of good luck in making money (physiognomy)

耳大

høeftoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea toa høea'toa [[...]][i#] [p.]

internal heat (as cause of disease), fever

火氣大

• Uxsi'ar mxzay si hoea toa, afsi arnzvoar, khuxn lorng be khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'sii'ar m'zay si hoea toa, ar'si axn'zvoar, khuxn lorng be khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Sometimes I don't know if it is a fever or what that I can't sleep.
  有時不知是火氣大 還是怎樣,都睡不著。

ka'poe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'poe [[...]][i#] [p.]

add to, to double

加倍

• ka'poe noflek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'poe nor'lek [[...]][i#] [p.]
  double one's effort
  加倍努力

• Chiacvii gyn'ar six khof, toaxlaang ka'poe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiaf'cvii girn'ar six khof, toa'laang kaf'poe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The carfare for a child is four dollars, an adult, twice as much.
  車錢孩子四塊,成人加倍

køeasym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'sym køex'sym [[...]][i#] [p.]

feel at ease, be relieved

心安

• be koeasym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be koex'sym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  untranquil, uneasy, restless
  心不安

• Gyn'ar zøx toaxlaang khangkhoex, goar khvoartiøh cyn be koeasym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar zøx toa'laang khafng'khoex, goar khvoax'tiøh cyn be koex'sym. Girn'ar zøx/zøex toa'laang khafng'khoex, goar khvoax'tiøh cyn bøe køex'sym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When I see a child doing a grown man's work I cannot feel at ease.
  小孩做大人工作,我看得真過意不去。

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