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Searched Maryknoll for u: niao u:zhuo u:niao u:chie u:zhuo, found 47,
baa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baa [[...]][i#] [p.]
wild cat, harlot, a vile scolding
貍貓,淫婦
bøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be; bøe [[...]][i#] [p.]
cannot, will not, expresses simple future improbability inherent in the nature of the subject, precedes an adjective to negate an undesirable quality like bitter or painful, the negative of "e"
不,不會
Zoakhafng thaux niawchysiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoaa'khafng thaux niao'chie'siu.; Zoaa'khafng thaux niao'chie/zhuo'siu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
bureaucrats shield each other
官官相為
e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) [[...]][i#] [p.]
expresses interior, inherent or innate capacity or incapacity, a permanent capacity or incapacity, frequently translated in English by "does" or "does not"
會, 不會
hofthaau niawchyboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'thaau niao'chie'boea; hor'thaau niao'chie/zhuo'bøea [[...]][i#] [p.]
start doing something with vigor but fail to see it through, impressive in the beginning but disappointing in the end
虎頭蛇尾
ka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka [[...]][i#] [p.]
bite, gnaw, grit one's teeth (as in pain), to catch (as a cat catches rats), pick up or hold something with the mouth
Zhuolai bøo baa, niawchie ciu khiaukhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhux'lai bøo baa, niao'chie ciu khiaw'khaf.; Zhux'lai bøo baa, niao'chie/zhuo ciu khiaw'khaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
屋裡沒貓,老鼠就蹺腿。
niawchyafbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niao'chie'ar'bak; niao'chie/zhuo'ar'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
small, protruding eyes
鼠目,眼睛小
niawchyzexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niao'chie'zexng; niao'chie/zhuo'zexng [[...]][i#] [p.]
pestilence
鼠疫
niawchie iøqar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niao'chie iøh'ar; niao'chie/zhuo iøh'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
rat poison
老鼠藥
niawchie jip gukag, wntaktag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niao'chie jip guu'kag, urn'tag'tag; niao'chie/zhuo jip guu'kag, urn'tag'tag [[...]][i#] [p.]
The events are such that the outcome of a situation is certain. (Lit. The mouse ran into a cow horn, it is sure to be caught.)
老鼠進牛角,妥當
niawchykhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niao'chie'khafng; niao'chie/zhuo'khafng [[...]][i#] [p.]
rat hole
老鼠洞
Niawchykhafng oea kaq cviaa oankongmngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niao'chie'khafng oea kaq cviaa oaan'kofng'mngg.; Niao'zhuo-khafng or kaq cviaa oaan'kofng'mngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
hollow out a rat hole until it becomes an arch — make a trifling matter become very serious, make a mountain out of a mole hill
老鼠洞挖成拱門,小事變成大事。
niawchysiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niao'chie'siu; niao'chie/zhuo'siu [[...]][i#] [p.]
rat's nest
老鼠窩
Niaw khaux niawzhuo kea uxsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw khaux niao'chie kea u sym.; Niaw khaux niao'zhuo kea u'sym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
pretend to be sad (Lit. The cat cries over the death of a rat.)
貓哭耗子假慈悲。
oaqtauh'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oah'tauq'ar; (oah'kuie'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]
steel trap
捕獸器
siu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu; (zaau) [[...]][i#] [p.]
bird's nest, haunt, den, hideout (for bandits)
巢,窩
tauq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tauq [[...]][i#] [p.]
to catch in a trap or between two sticks, fasten a latch or small bolt
捕捉(用捕捉機)
thau niawchie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thau niao'chie; thau niao'chie/zhuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
to poison rats
毒殺老鼠
tngf niawchie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngf niao'chie [[...]][i#] [p.]
set a trap for rats
設捕鼠器捕鼠