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baxnban'afsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'ban'ar'si [[...]][i#] [p.]

slowly, cautiously, Take it easy. Take your time.

慢慢地

• Iao u sikafn, baxnban'afsi bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iao u sii'kafn, ban'ban'ar'si bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is still time, it's okay to take your time.
  還有時間慢慢地不要緊。

bøiaux-bøkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo iaux bøo'kirn; bøo'iaux-bøo'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

let it go, it doesn't matter, pay no attention, not be concerned

不重視,不放在心上

høfsu tøf moo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'su tøf moo [[...]][i#] [p.]

road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

好事多磨

• Zøx hør taixcix sitpai bøo iaokirn, in'ui si høfsu tøf moo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo.; Zøx/Zøex hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks so don't worry about difficulties you run into when you are doing good work.
  做事失敗沒關係,因為是好事多磨。

hongcirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong'cirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

shock-resistant, quake-proof

防震

• Cid khoarn piøfar u hongcirn, siøfkhoar siaktiøh bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn piør'ar u hoong'cirn, siør'khoar siag'tiøh bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This watch is shock resistant so a little bump doesn't hurt it.
  這種手錶有防震,稍微摔到沒關係。

iaokirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

important, serious

要緊

• cyn iaokirn ee taixcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn iaux'kirn ee tai'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very important matter (business)
  很要緊的事

• bøo iaokirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo iaux'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not important, not serious, Never mind about that. It does not matter.
  不要緊

• Y ee pve u iaokirn `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve u iaux'kirn `bøo?; Y ee pve/pvi u iaux'kirn `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Is his sickness serious?
  他的病要緊(嚴重)嗎?

iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'tiarm [[...]][i#] [p.]

gist, main (essential) point

要點

• Y ee iaotiarm ti tøh'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee iaux'tiarm ti tøq'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I can't catch the point of his remarks.
  他的要點在哪兒,我聽不懂。

• liah iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liah iaux'tiarm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  grasp the point of a subject
  捉要點

• Iaotiarm ciuxsi ti ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'tiarm ciu'si ti ciaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is the main thing. This is the point.
  要點就在這兒。

kaq mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq m'si [[...]][i#] [p.]

since...not

既不是

• Lie kaq mxsi phoarpve, nar bøo aix khix haghau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve/pvi, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since you are not sick, why don't you want to attend school?
  你既不是生病,為何不去學校?

• Mih kaq mxsi kea ee, lie khix chviar symmihlaang laai khvoax ia bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih kaq m'si kea ee, lie khix chviar sirm'miq'laang laai khvoax ia bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since the things are not false, it doesn't make any difference whom you ask to look at them.
  貨既不是假的,你去請誰來看也沒有關係。

gve liah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve liah [[...]][i#] [p.]

to convince someone to do something they don't want to do, twist someone's arm to make someone do something

硬捉

• Y na m khix bøo iaokirn, larn ka y gve liah khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na m khix bøo iaux'kirn, larn ka y gve liah khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It doesn't matter if he doesn't want to go, let's twist his arm into going.
  他如果不去沒關係,我們把他硬捉去。

paxng bøiaux bøkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng bøo'iaux bøo'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

Let it go as if of no importance, give no notice to something, to disregard, treat a matter as of no consequence

漠不關心

pit'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid'iaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

necessity, need, requirement

必要

• u pit'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u pid'iaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be necessary
  有必要

• bøo pit'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo pid'iaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no need to, not necessary
  沒有必要

su'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'iaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

necessity, be in demand

需要

• Bøo su'iaux khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo sw'iaux khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No need to go.
  不需要去。

• Su'iaux chiaukoex kiorngkib. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sw'iaux chiaw'koex kioxng'kib. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  demand exceeds supply
  供不應求

uxbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'baq [[...]][i#] [p.]

there is flesh, fleshy, not very skinny

有錢,不那麼瘦

• Hid ee laang cymmar uxbaq, ka y khariuu bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cirm'mar u'baq, ka y khax'iuu bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has lots of money, you can hit him up for some.
  那個人現在很有錢,敲他的油沒關係。

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