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angkøchiahchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'køf'chiaq'chi [[...]][i#] [p.]

ruddy good health

紅光滿面

• Tefng'e pve kaq boeq sie, cym'ar iuxkøq angkøchiahchi af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Terng'e pve kaq boeq sie, cirm'ar iu'køq aang'køf'chiaq'chi af.; Terng'e pvi kaq bøeq sie, cid'mar iu'køq aang'køf'chiaq'chih`aq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Formerly he was sick unto death, now he is again in ruddy good health.
  前陣子病得要死,現在又紅光滿面了。

ciapsoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'soax [[...]][i#] [p.]

be next (in succession), follow, in close succession, one after the other, continue, continuously

連續

• Hid khoarn pve aix ciapsoax ciah iøqar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq e hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn pve aix ciab'soax ciah iøh'ar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq e hør.; Hid'khoarn pve/pvi aix ciab'soax ciah iøh'ar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq øe hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  For that disease you have to continuously take medicine for a long time then it will get better.
  那種病要連續吃藥吃很久才會好。

isu bupor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'su buu'por [[...]][i#] [p.]

of no help, doesn't help for a solution to a problem

於事無補

• Paklai hoatkhylaai ee phoe'hupve, kannaf boaq iøqar si isu bupor ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pag'lai hoad'khie'laai ee phoee'hw'pve, kafn'naf boaq iøh'ar si ii'su buu'por ee.; Pag'lai hoad'khie'laai ee phøee'hw'pve/pvi, kafn'naf boaq iøh'ar si uu'su buu'por ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  For internal troubles it doesn't help to apply medicine on the outside.
  肚子裡發出來的皮膚病,只擦藥是於事無補的。

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

be fretful or peevish, as a child or mother-in-law, cause constant trouble

刁難,乖張

• Cid ee gyn'ar teq phoarpve, sofie cyn gaau khiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau.; Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve/pvi, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This youngster is not well, so he is very peevish.
  這孩子在生病,所以很乖張。

• khiautafng khiausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaau'tafng khiaau'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fret about this and that
  嫌這嫌那,故意刁難

pefngkhie-pefngtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: perng'khie'perng'tør; perng'khie-perng'tør [[...]][i#] [p.]

shilly-shally, sometime good sometime bad

出爾反爾,時好時壞

• Y ee pve pefngkhypefngtør, mxzay e hør ar be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay e hør ar be?; Y ee pvi perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His sickness is sometimes better and sometimes worst, don't know if he will regain his health or not?
  他的病時好時壞,不知會好否?

pvi søh'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvi søq'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

make a rope by hand

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