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zawlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

be on the run, on the lam

逃債,亡命

• Y tør laang cinze cvii, cymmar cidsiekex teq zawlo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tør laang cyn'ze cvii, cirm'mar cit'six'kex teq zao'lo.; Y tør laang cyn'zøe cvii, cid'mar cit'six'køex teq zao'lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He owes people all kinds of money, now he's hiding out.
  他倒人很多錢,現在到處逃債。

zhutkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kex; (zhud) [[...]][i#] [p.]

buyer offering a lower price, talk down the price

講價,還價

• Y cyn gaau kofngkex, lie boeq bea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhutkex). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie boeq bea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex).; Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie bøeq bøea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He constantly starts bargaining with a high price, when buying you must haggle with him
  他很會開價,你要買時要跟他還價。

• goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m be. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m be.; goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m bøe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I offered him ten dollars, he still won't sell it.
  我出他十塊,他還不賣。

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

find fault with, to blame, object to, dislike

嫌棄

• Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sofzai, ciaq køq laai chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sor'zai, ciaq køq laai chid'thøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have no objections to a poor place, come back for a visit.
  你要是不嫌棄地方不好,請再來玩。

• Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  She does not want to marry me, because she has an objection to my poverty.
  她嫌我窮,不要嫁我。

• hiaam kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam kuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  object to the high price of something
  嫌貴

• hiaam tafng hiaam say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam tafng hiaam say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be discontented with everything
  吹毛求疵

• bexhiao sayzuun hiaam khef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A poor skipper blames the winding river.
  不會開船,嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

ynkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'kex [[...]][i#] [p.]

succeed to, take over, hand over to another

引繼,繼承

• ynkex lauxpe ee suxgiap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'kex lau'pe ee su'giap [[...]][i#] [p.]
  succeed to father's business
  繼承父親的事業

• ka y ynkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka y irn'kex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  take over his business
  接他的棒

• ynkex ho y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'kex ho y [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hand over to him
  讓他承接

kex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex; (kax) [[...]][i#] [p.]

marry a husband, give a daughter in marriage, implicate

嫁

• Y bin'afzaix boeq kex za'bofkviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y biin'ar'zaix boeq kex zaf'bor'kviar.; Y biin'ar'zaix bøeq kex zaf'bor'kviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is going to marry his daughter off tomorrow.
  他明天要嫁女兒。

• Y bin'afzaix boeq kex (keaafng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y biin'ar'zaix boeq kex (kex'afng).; Y biin'ar'zaix bøeq kex (kex'afng). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  She is going to be married tomorrow.
  她明天要出嫁。

mxcviakaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa'kaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

amazing, terrific, extraordinary, ugly (doesn't look like a human being)

不像人樣,想不到,真了不起,真不錯

• Svezøx hiahnih mxcviakaau, karm u laang boeq kex y? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svef'zøx hiaq'nih m'cviaa'kaau, karm u laang boeq kex y?; Svef/Svy'zøx/zøex hiaq'nih m'cviaa'kaau, karm u laang bøeq kex y? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Born that ugly, would anyone want to marry him?
  長得不像樣,有人要嫁給他嗎?

• Mxcviakaau køq e tiøh itterng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'cviaa'kaau køq e tiøh id'terng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That's amazing, you got first place.
  想不到會得第一。

tiorngkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tioxng'kex [[...]][i#] [p.]

be ensnared by a scheme

中計

• tioxng y ee kex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tioxng y ee kex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fall into his plot
  中他的計

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