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- zabji-svisviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji-svef'sviux: chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty; zap'ji-svy'sviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty; (zap'ji-svy'sviux) [[...]][i#] [p.]
- the twelve signs of the zodiac; The animals used as the signs for the characters of the cycle of twelve: (rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig
- 十二生肖(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)
- Cidjit zvae kawty, kawjit bøo ty zvae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'jit zvae kao'ty, kao'jit bøo ty zvae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
- lit. One day kill 9 pigs, nine days no pigs to kill. To do something by fits and starts
- 一暴十寒
- gaxmkao siaosviu tikvoakud. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gam'kao siaux'sviu ty'kvoaf'kud. [[...]][i#] [p.]
- hope against hope, a prize beyond one's reach, unattainable goal (Lit. A stupid dog thinks about pig liver bones.)
- 癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉。
- Kaq ty kaq kao, mxtadtiøh ka'ti zao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaq ty kaq kao, m'tat'tiøh kaf'ti zao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
- Call a pig or a dog (to do something), is not as good as doing it yourself. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
- 差豬遣狗,還不如自己走。
- Kviabor taixtioxnghw, phahbor tikawguu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kviaf'bor tai'tiong'hw, phaq'bor ty'kao'guu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
- Fear your wife and you are a real man, beat your wife and you are a pig, dog, ox.
- 懼內是大丈夫,毆妻是豬狗牛。
- phaq bor tikawguu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq bor ty'kao'guu [[...]][i#] [p.]
- man beat his wife be like a beast
- 打老婆者如禽獸
- sviux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviux [[...]][i#] [p.]
- animal signs used in the twelve year cycle, be born in a particular year of the twelve year cycle, represented by one of twelve animals.
- 屬,生肖
- zabji svesviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji svef'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty); zap'ji svef/svy'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie/zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty) [[...]][i#] [p.]
- the year of the animal in which one was born: (the year of the) rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, lamb, monkey, chicken, dog, pig — corresponding to the duodecimal cycle
- 十二生肖 — 子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)
- tai-tioxnghw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'tiong'hw; tai-tiong'hw [[...]][i#] [p.]
- real man, man of fortitude and courage
- 大丈夫
- Thviax bor taixtioxnghw, phaq bor tikawguu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thviax bor tai'tiong'hw, phaq bor ty'kao'guu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
- Love your wife and you are a real man, beat your wife, and you are a pig
- 疼妻大丈夫,打妻禽獸不如。
- tikao-khimsiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'kao'khiim'siux; ty'kao-khiim'siux [[...]][i#] [p.]
- birds and beasts, bestial person
- 禽獸(罵人不如禽獸)