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bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

eye

眼睛

• bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes immovable like when about to die, or in a long, steady stare, staring at something
  眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪眼。

• bagciw kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
  眼睛亮

• bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very vivid or lively eyes, brilliant eyes, shiny eyes, spark-eyed
  睜著眼睛,眼睛張著

• Bagciw bøo kym, bøexhiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw bøo kym, be'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang.; Bak'ciw bøo kym, bøe'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If your eyes are not sharp, you can't tell the difference between good and bad people.
  眼不亮,不會辨別好人壞人。

• Y bagciw kimkym, bøo teq khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw kym'kym, bøo teq khuxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His eyes are wide open, he's not sleeping.
  他眼睛張著,沒睡。

• bagciw koax mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax mngg'lii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  said of a child's eyes not washed in the morning, bleary-eyed
  睡眼惺忪

• bagciw koax tawkaix, khvoartiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø boeq aix.; bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's selfish, every thing he sees, he wants.
  見了他人財物就想要,佔為己有。

• bagciw pehkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'khuy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes
  張開眼睛

• bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes, wake up
  眼睛睜開

• Cid ee gyn'ar bagciw pehkym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu boeq ciah pviar.; Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as this kid opens his eyes, he wants to eat goodies.
  這個孩子眼睛一睜開就要吃餅。

• bagciw pefngpeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw perng'peh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turning the white of the eyes, as in anger or when about to die
  眼睛翻白

• bagciw tiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiafm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eye is smarting because of a foreign object
  眼睛刺痛

• bagciw tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes turned to show the whites
  眼睛翻轉

• bagciw toaxsealuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex'luie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  looking at things with uneven eyes, treat with partiality, partial
  私偏,不公

• bagciw phwphuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw phuo'phuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the eyes become blurred, sight grows dim, eyes not seeing clearly, as from old age, illness, or liquor
  眼睛朦朧

bøtoa-bøsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'toa'bøo'sex; bøo'toa-bøo'søex [[...]][i#] [p.]

impolite

沒大沒小,不禮貌

zhamzhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhafm'zhaf; (zhafm'chy) [[...]][i#] [p.]

unequal, not uniform, confused, irregular, mixed in confusion

參差

• Ciaq ee gynnar zhamzhafm zhazhaf, u ee toaxhaxn, u ee seahaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq ee girn'nar zhafm'zhafm zhaf'zhaf, u ee toa'haxn, u ee sex'haxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  These children are not of one size, some are older and some are younger.
  這些孩子參差不齊,有的大,有的小。

hoaq toa hoaq sex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaq toa hoaq sex [[...]][i#] [p.]

having power to command people

喊大喊小

kvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoa; (han) [[...]][i#] [p.]

sweat, perspiration

汗

• laukvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau'kvoa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sweat, perspire
  流汗

• Y ee bin laau kaq toaxliap kvoa sealiap kvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee bin laau kaq toa'liap kvoa sex'liap kvoa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The sweat stood in beads on his face.
  他的臉上汗流如雨。

• laau kaq kuy sengkhw kvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau kaq kuy sefng'khw kvoa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be soaked with sweat
  流得滿身是汗

• zhaokvoaxsngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'kvoa'sngf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  smell of perspiration, have a sweaty odor
  汗臭味

• laau chirnkvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau chixn'kvoa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  break into a cold sweat
  流冷汗

lienkhym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lieen'khym; (lieen'kym, toa'sex'tviu) [[...]][i#] [p.]

mutual reference among husbands of sisters

連襟

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

type of gourd, bottle gourd, calabash

匏

• holoo-puu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'loo'puu; hoo'loo-puu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  type of gourd much larger at one end
  葫蘆匏

• Seahaxn thaubarn puu, toaxhaxn thaukhafn guu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu.; Søex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If a child gets into the habit of stealing trifles, he will steal big things when he grows up.
  小時偷雞摸狗,大時殺人放火。

søeahaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn; søex'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

short or small (in stature), in childhood

矮小,年少

• seahaxn ee sii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn ee sii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When one was a child
  小的時候

• Seahaxn thaubarn puu, toaxhaxn thaukhafn guu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu.; Søex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If as a child you steal gourds, as an adult, you'll steal cows. — as the twig is bent, so grows the tree
  小時偷雞摸狗,大時殺人放火。

tvar toa sym søex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvar toa sym sex; tvar toa sym søex [[...]][i#] [p.]

brave but cautious, courageous but careful or circumspect

膽大心細

tangmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taang'mngg; (toa'sex'sien, toa'sex'tviu) [[...]][i#] [p.]

men married to sisters

連襟

toaxsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'sex; toa'søex [[...]][i#] [p.]

large and small, great and small, old and young

大小

• bøtoa-bøsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo toa bøo sex; bøo'toa-bøo'søex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  disobedient youngster not paying proper respect to superiors
  目無尊長

• bagciw toaxsex luie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex luie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  partial
  偏心,大小眼

toaxsøex-bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'sex-bak; toa'søex-bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

eyes of different size, partial

私偏,大小眼

toaxseasien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'sex'sien [[...]][i#] [p.]

mutual reference among husbands of sisters

連襟

toaxsøex-sym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'sex'sym; toa'søex-sym [[...]][i#] [p.]

partiality, be partial

偏心

toaxseatviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'sex'tviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

relationship between men whose wives are sisters

連襟

• Goar kab y toaxseatviu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kab y toa'sex'tviu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We are in-laws through marriage.
  我跟他連襟。

• Y si goar ee toaxseatviu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si goar ee toa'sex'tviu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He and I married sisters.
  他是我的連襟。

toaxtoa-søeasøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'toa sex'sex; toa'toa-søex'søex [[...]][i#] [p.]

the big and the small — the whole family

大大小小

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