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

duck, drake

鴨子

• Chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzay sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh'pvoax'aq'ar m'zay sie.; Chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay sie.; (Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar m zay sie'oah.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unaware of impending calamity (Refers to a duck in the middle of the seventh month, when ducks are usually offered to the spirits of the dead, yet do not know enough to fear death. — Similar to a turkey just before Thanksgiving), used to scold someone who is without fear in spite of impending calamity (Lit. On fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the duck does not know it is soon be slaughtered to be eaten during the feast.)
  危在旦夕,還不知。

• ah'afzhuix borng løf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar'zhuix borng løf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make an attempt or ask a favor with very small hope of success but may just as well make the attempt (like a duck's bill dabbling about in the air while eating)
  姑妄要求

• ah'ar thviaf luii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar thviaf luii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hear what someone says but cannot understand (like a duck hearing thunder not knowing what all the noise is about)
  鴨子聽打雷,聽不懂

• ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  flat footed clumsily gaited person (Lit. sole of a duck's foot), a man whose foot is very broad and flat at the instep instead of having the usual concave)
  平板腳

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

bill or beak of a bird, mouth, spout, nozzle

嘴

• cidzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit zhuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one mouthful
  一口

• cit zhuiear [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit zhuix'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  a small quantity
  一點點

zhuieciøqar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'ciøh'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

gravel

碎石子

zhuieciøqlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'ciøh'lo; (ciøh'thaau'ar'lo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

gravel road

碎石路

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

hinder, obstruct, injure

礙

• Cid khoarn iøqar e gai uixtngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn iøh'ar e gai ui'tngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kind of drug injures the stomach.
  這種藥傷胃腸。

• Zhuix kab cih uxsi'ar ia e siøgai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhuix kab cih u'sii'ar ia e siøf'gai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The best friends sometimes have a falling out. (Lit. Some times the mouth and tongue hurt each other.)
  唇齒有時會相礙,至友有時也會發生摩擦。

gulengzhuiear [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'lefng'zhuix'ar; (guu'lefng thaau'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

pacifier, nipple

奶嘴

hoefzhuiear [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'zhuix'ar; høea'zhuix'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

spark plug

火星塞

• Othofbae be hoad, taixkhaix si hoefzhuiear haixkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Of'thor'bae be hoad, tai'khaix si hoea'zhuix'ar hai'khix.; Of'thor'bae bøe hoad, tai'khaix si høea'zhuix'ar hai'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The scooter won't start because the sparkplugs are probably bad.
  摩托車沒辦法發動,大概是火星塞壞了。

lengzhuiear [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lefng'zhuix'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

nipple, papilla

奶嘴

gvexzhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'zhuix'pef [[...]][i#] [p.]

talk tough, refuse to admit mistake

嘴硬

• Syah'ar gvexzhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie'aq'ar gve'zhuix'pef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  person who doesn't ever admit his mistake even if he should die (Lit. The bill of a dead duck remains stiff.)
  死鴨嘴硬,死不承認

onglog'afzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oong'lok'ar'zhuix [[...]][i#] [p.]

deceitful lips

走江湖的人的話,亂講

porzhuiear [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pox'zhuix'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

many pieces of cloth

碎布

tuqtuh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuh'tuh [[...]][i#] [p.]

sulk and don't want to talk

閉口不說話

• zhuiear tuqtuh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'ar tuh'tuh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sulk and don't want to talk
  氣得一句話都不說

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