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bøe arnsngx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be axn'sngx'tid; bøe axn'sngx`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

beyond the realm of calculation, unexpected, can not be anticipated

不能預料

• U loa zøe laang bøeq laai, bøe arnsngrtid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U loa ze laang boeq laai, be axn'sngx'tid.; U joa'zøe laang bøeq laai, bøe axn'sngx`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many people are coming, it's impossible to figure out.
  有多少人要來,不能預料。

zhaothaau-køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau kef'ar; zhaux'thaau-køef'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

be scolded often (Lit. stinky head chicken)

常常被罵

• Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, mxkuo tviaxtvia teq zøx zhaothaau ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, m'kuo tvia'tvia teq zøx zhaux'thaau kef'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is not all that bad but people always like to scold him.
  他人也不壞,不過常常被罵。

cid'sielaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'six'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

one's whole life, throughout one's life, life long

一生

• cidsielaang bøo kiet'hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'six'laang bøo kied'hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  remain single all one's life
  一生沒結婚

• Cid ee si'piør exexngtid eng cidsielaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee sii'piør e'eng'tid eng cit'six'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This watch will last you a life time
  這個錶可用一生。

• Cidsielaang bøo loa kuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'six'laang bøo loa kuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Life is short
  人生短暫

gesea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gee'sea; gee'søea; (sea'gee) [[...]][i#] [p.]

satirize, mock, criticize

諷刺

• Cit e thaxn khaq u ciah lef, loa gaau gesea laang, lie karm e zay? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit e thaxn khaq u ciah lef, loa gaau gee'sea laang, lie karm e zay?; Cit'e thaxn khaq u ciah`leq, loa gaau gee'søea laang, lie karm øe zay? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't you know that when someone begins to make a little money how soon they begin to criticize others?
  一賺到錢,就很會諷刺人,你知道嗎?

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

trust to, rely on, lean, accuse falsely, charge falsely with a fault or crime, surname

賴

• buloa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'loa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  accuse falsely
  誣賴

• khaoloa laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaux'loa laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make a great outcry so as to get sympathy
  以哭取得同情

• siøloa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'loa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  mutually lay the blame on each other
  互相誣賴

loa laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

lay the blame on another

誣賴人,坑人

nafsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar'sae [[...]][i#] [p.]

why must..., there is no need...

何需

• Cidsielaang kaq loa kuo, nafsae hiahnih keakaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'six'laang kaq loa kuo, nar'sae hiaq'nih kex'kaux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Life is short, why fight over things? Why dispute over things?
  一生很短,何必那麼計較?

sie loaxlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie loa'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

kill one's self so as to cause trouble to one's opponent — entreat to urgently

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