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a'hviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'hviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

brother (elder brother)

哥哥

zoadieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'ieen [[...]][i#] [p.]

sever relations with, insulate (electricity)

斷絕關係,絕緣

• Y kab yn a'hviaf zoadieen cyn kuo ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kab yn af'hviaf zoat'ieen cyn kuo ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He severed relations with his older brother a long time ago.
  他跟他哥哥斷絕關係很久了。

• Cid tiaau tiexnsvoax ee zoadieen bøo symmiq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tiaau tien'svoax ee zoat'ieen bøo sirm'miq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This electric wire is not well insulated.
  這條電線的絕緣不太好。

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

and (joining two phrases or clauses disjunctively), but, while, still

而,那麼,可是,然而,仍然

• Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have no money, and you don't have any either, right?
  我沒錢,而你也沒有嗎?

• Y bøeq lym ka'py, iaq lie bøeq lym symmih? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie boeq lym sirm'miq?; Y bøeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie bøeq lym sirm'mih? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He wants to drink coffee, and what about you? What will you have?
  他要喝咖啡,那麼,你要喝什麼?

• Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tien'viar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was raining heavily, still he went to see the movies.
  雨下得很大,他仍然去看電影。

• Lirn a'hviaf hiaq kutlat, iaq lie ciaq pixntvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn af'hviaf hiaq kud'lat, iaq lie ciaq pin'tvoa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Your older brother is diligent, while you are so lazy.
  你哥哥那麼勤勞,然而你卻這麼懶惰。

• Goar khix svoaterng, iaq chitthøo kaq cyn sofngkhoaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khix svoaf'terng, iaq chid'thøo kaq cyn sorng'khoaix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I went to the mountain, and I had a really good time.
  我去山上,玩得很愉快。

• Lie thafng zhutkhix chitthøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngflaai lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie thafng zhud'khix chid'thøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngr'laai lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You may go out to play, but you must come back earlier.
  你可以出去玩,可是要早點回來。

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

they, their

他,他們

• yn-zhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'zhux; yn-zhux; (yn'taw) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  his (her) or their home
  他家,他們家

• yn-a'hviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'af hviaf; yn-af'hviaf; (yn-af'zea, yn-lau'pe, yn-lau'sw, yn-siør'ti, ...) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  his (her) or their older brother (older sister, father, mother, teacher, younger brother)
  他(她)哥哥(姐姐,爸爸,媽媽,老師,弟弟等等)

phahputbok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'pud'bok [[...]][i#] [p.]

help victims of injustice, fall out, suddenly turn hostile

打抱不平,翻臉

• Yn pwnlaai si nar hviati lef, mxkuo cym'ar ykefng phahputbok af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn purn'laai si nar hviaf'ti lef, m'kuo cirm'ar ie'kefng phaq'pud'bok af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Formerly they were like brothers but now they have turned hostile.
  他們本來是像兄弟似的,不過現在已經翻臉了。

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