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bøzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhae [[...]][i#] [p.]
regrettable, unfortunate, unlucky, too bad, wasteful, unworthy
可惜
bøkef bøkiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'kef bøo'kiarm [[...]][i#] [p.]
neither too much nor too little, nothing added nothing taken away, no more, no less
不多不少
bøkhoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'khoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
be too late to do something, to hurry to do something, no time to
來不及,沒空檔
bøo laau utøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laau ii'te; bøo laau uu'tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]
put a man too much to shame, as by severe scolding before others
不留餘地
bøsviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar [[...]][i#] [p.]
not much
不怎麼,不太
bøo tharncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thaxn'cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]
no profit, too small a profit
不賺錢
zøexguu tah-bøo puxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ze guu tah bøo puxn; zøe'guu tah-bøo puxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
If there are too many workers nothing gets done. (Lit. Many bulls don't make any dung to step in.)
人多反而成事難
Chvikoong-kao ciah-bøo sae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhvef'koong'kao ciah bøo sae.; Chvy'koong-kao ciah-bøo sae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
things done in a hurry cannot be done well, fail in goal by being hasty (Lit. If a dog eats too fast there is nothing to turn to excrement.)
欲速則不達。
cit hør, bøo nng hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit hør, bøo nng hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
You can't have it both ways. You can't have your cake and eat it too. (Lit. One good, not two goods)
不能兩全其美。
ioxngtoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong'too [[...]][i#] [p.]
usage, usefulness
用途
khaq-uxcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq u cvii; khaq-u'cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]
more wealthy, rather wealthy
比較有錢
khvoarbøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax bøo [[...]][i#] [p.]
cannot find, look but not see (sometimes has the meaning of "not know how to")
看不到,看不懂
khvoax-bøtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'bøo'tiøh; khvoax-bøo'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
did not manage to see it (from my coming too late or my not being near enough, though it really was there)
沒有看到
laau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau; (liuu) [[...]][i#] [p.]
detain, obstruct, to keep, to delay, remain, to stay, be at a standstill, leave behind, preserve
siøsym bøo siqpurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'sym bøo sih'purn [[...]][i#] [p.]
be careful, you can't be too careful
小心不蝕本,小心不吃虧
thaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
earn, make money, to gain
U cit hør, bøo nng hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cit hør, bøo nng hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Both good and bad, has good and bad points. — You can't have your cake and eat it too.
有利必有弊