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angkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'kwn [[...]][i#] [p.]

Red Queen in Chinese chess, unbearable, embarrassing, retaliate

紅帥,讓他難堪

• Y na tuix goar hiahnih phvae, goar e phaq cit ky angkwn ho y kaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na tuix goar hiaq'nih phvae, goar e phaq cit ky aang'kwn ho y kaux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If he is does that to me, I'll look for an opportunity to retaliate.
  他如果這樣,我會讓他難堪,找機會報復。

bøexhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'høo; bøe'høo [[...]][i#] [p.]

be uncongenial, not in agreement, disunion, unprofitable, cannot make both ends meet

不和睦,不划算

• ka'teeng bøexhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'teeng be'høo; kaf'teeng bøe'høo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  domestic discord
  家庭不和

• Cidliap lirngoq kab lie voa cidky pid bøexhøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'liap lixn'goq kab lie voa cit'ky pid be'høo.; Cit'liap lixn'goq kab lie voa cit'ky pid bøe'høo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is not profitable for me to exchange one apple for one plum with you.
  一個蘋果和你換一隻筆划不來。

ciaqhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]

smoke

抽煙,吸煙

• Lie u ciah hwn `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u ciah hwn `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you smoke?
  你抽煙嗎 ?

• Ciah lie cit ky hwn, ho lie nii nii zhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah lie cit ky hwn, ho lie nii nii zhwn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I appreciate one of your cigarettes, and may your fortune increase year by year. This is a common compliment used on the New Year's day.
  吸你一支煙,祝你年年有餘。

cit ky zhao, cit tiarm lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky zhao, cit tiarm lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

Heaven will always provide a way out. Heaven will always leave a door open. (Lit. One blade of grass, one drop of dew)

一枝草,一點露,天無絕人之路。

iauky sittngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'ky sid'tngx [[...]][i#] [p.]

starve

三餐不繼,饑餓

• Cit e thaxn bøo ciah, cit tin gyn'ar tviaxtvia ma teq iauky sittngx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit e thaxn bøo ciah, cit tin girn'ar tvia'tvia ma teq iaw'ky sid'tngx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as you don't make enough money to eat, there are also children who will starve.
  一沒有賺錢,一群孩子常常三餐不繼。

Jirm`ji simthaau cidky tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jirm ji sym'thaau cit ky tøf; Jirm`ji sym'thaau cit'ky tøf [[...]][i#] [p.]

Do not provoke a person's patience too far. (Lit. The character "jim忍" has a knife over the heart.)

忍字心頭一把刀

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

bite, gnaw, grit one's teeth (as in pain), to catch (as a cat catches rats), pick up or hold something with the mouth

咬

• Hid ciaq kao e ka laang be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao e ka laang be?; Hid ciaq kao øe ka laang bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Does that dog bite?
  那隻狗會咬人嗎?

• Cid ciaq niaw e ka niawchie be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq niaw e ka niao'chie be?; Cid'ciaq niaw øe ka niao'chie/zhuo`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Does this cat catch rats?
  這隻貓會抓老鼠嗎?

• Y ka cit ky hwn teq thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ka cit ky hwn teq thak'zheq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is studying with a cigarette (cigar) in his mouth.
  他叼著一根煙在讀書。

ka'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'tøf [[...]][i#] [p.]

scissors

剪刀

• cit ky ka'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky kaf'tøf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pair of scissors
  一把剪刀

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

branch, classifier of long thing which can be held in the hand (pencils, sticks etc.)

枝,隻,支

• cit ky ienpid (tek'ar, hoxsvoax) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky ieen'pid (teg'ar, ho'svoax) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one pencil (bamboo stick, umbrella)
  一枝鉛筆(竹子,雨傘)

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

alternate, leave a space

隔

• laxng go chiøq zhai cit ky thiauar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laxng go chiøq zhai cit ky thiau'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  plant stakes five feet apart
  隔五尺豎一根柱子

phaq cit ky ho y kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq cit ky ho y kaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

lay down a card (a piece) in order to make him win, to get a person into trouble

想法子讓他受罪

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

skinny, lean, thin, (cloth) woven too wide and loose, sterile (land)

瘦

• siausarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siaw'sarn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  become haggard, pinched
  消瘦

• sarn kaq zhwn cit ky kud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sarn kaq zhwn cit ky kud [[...]][i#] [p.]
  wasted away to a skeleton
  瘦得剩個骨架

• sarn kaq cit teeng phoee pvef cit ky kud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sarn kaq cit teeng phoee pvef cit ky kud; sarn kaq cit'teeng phøee pvef/pvy cit'ky kud [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Lit. become haggard to the point of being a layer of skin covering a bone — all skin and bones
  瘦得成皮包骨

sikviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'kviaa; (liuu'heeng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

be in fashion, fashionable, much in vogue (style, customs), be widely circulated or accepted,

流行,慣行

• teq sikviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq sii'kviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be in vogue
  正流行

• toex sikviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toex sii'kviaa; tøex sii'kviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  follow the fashions
  跟著流行

• Y sikviaa aix ka cit ky hwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sii'kviaa aix ka cit ky hwn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He always has a cigarette in his mouth.
  他經常含著一支煙

suxnsoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sun'soax [[...]][i#] [p.]

along with, at one's convenience

順便

• Lie na khix ke'ar, suxnsoax ka goar bea cit ky khybirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na khix kef'ar, sun'soax ka goar bea cit ky khie'birn.; Lie na khix køef'ar, sun'soax ka goar bøea cit ky khie'birn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When you go downtown, buy me a toothbrush.
  你若上街,順便給我買一隻牙刷。

tiørar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøx'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

fishing rod, fish pole

釣竿

• cit ky tiørar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky tiøx'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one fishing rod, one fish pole
  一支釣竿

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