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vaixcviu-vaixløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vai'cviu'vai'løh; vai/iang'cviu-vai/iang'løh [[...]][i#] [p.]

take care of, tend (Lit. carry up and down)

背上背下

bexcviuxgarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'cviu'garn; bøe'cviu'garn [[...]][i#] [p.]

not up to one's preference, detest, disdain

看不上眼

bwtaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'taai [[...]][i#] [p.]

stage

舞台

• zerngti bwtaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'ti buo'taai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  stage of politics
  政治舞台

• cviu bwtaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu buo'taai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  come on the stage
  上舞台

zhutlarng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'larng; (cviu'chi) [[...]][i#] [p.]

become current, appear in the market

上市

cycviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

stop or alleviate itching

止癢

Ciah bøo svajit zhaix, ciu sviuxboeq cviu sethiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'boeq cviu sef'thiefn.; Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'bøeq cviu sef'thiefn. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Rome was not built in a day. (Lit. Having been a vegetarian for only three days, already expects to attain nirvana.)

吃不到三天素,就想上西天。

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

itch, itchy

癢,痒

• Cid ui øe cviu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ui e cviu.; Cid ui øe cviu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is itchy.
  這裏會癢。

• pecviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pee cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  scratch an itchy spot
  抓癢

• Cviu ee m pee, bøo cviu e pee kaq laau hoeq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu ee m pee, bøo cviu e pee kaq laau hoeq.; Cviu`ee m pee, bøo cviu`ee pee kaq laau hoeq/huiq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  neglect important matters, while very busy about what does not concern him (Lit. won't scratch the itchy place, but where is no itch, scratches till the blood flows)
  癢的不抓,不癢的抓到流血(該做的不做,不該做的反而做了)。

cviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu; (siong) [[...]][i#] [p.]

above, upon, upper, go up, ascend, come up to, go above

上

• m cviu cit goeh jit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m cviu cit goeh jit; m cviu cit'gøeh'jit; (m cviu cit kor goeh) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not quite a month
  不到一個月

• cviu zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu zhefng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  reach or more than one thousand
  上千

cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

think well of, to respect

上眼

• m cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  think unimportant, despise
  不上眼

• khvoax laang m cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax laang m cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  despise people
  看不起人

cviuxchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'chi [[...]][i#] [p.]

on sale (said of seasonal goods or new products)

上市

cviuxchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'chiaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

enter a vehicle

上車

cviuxchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

skilled, proficient, take in hand

熟練,拿到手

cviuxzhngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'zhngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

go to bed

上床

cviuxzhuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'zhuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

one of the ten best, leading, distinguished, prominent

可取

cviuxzoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'zoa [[...]][i#] [p.]

get on track, go smoothly, go well (business, training)

上軌道

• Guu kax iawboe cviuxzoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Guu kax iao'boe cviu'zoa.; Guu kax iao'bøe cviu'zoa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The ill-mannered child has finished his training yet. (Lit. cow not yet trained)
  牛還沒教好。

cviuxzuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'zuun; (ze'zuun) [[...]][i#] [p.]

go on board ship

上船

cviuxjim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'jim; (ciu'jim) [[...]][i#] [p.]

take up a post, assume office

上任,就任

cviuxkax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'kax [[...]][i#] [p.]

easy to teach

很受教

• cyn m cviuxkax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn m cviu'kax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  difficult to teach
  很不受教

cviuxkviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'kviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

go to the metropolis

上京

cviuxkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'kyn [[...]][i#] [p.]

almost a catty

差不多一斤重

cviuxkiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'kiø [[...]][i#] [p.]

get into the sedan chair

上轎

cviu kuytø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu kuie'tø [[...]][i#] [p.]

make steady headway, run smoothly

上軌道

cviuxliok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'liok [[...]][i#] [p.]

land (from a ship), come ashore

上陸,登陸

cviuxniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'niuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

put the ridge pole of a house in its place

上樑

cviuxpag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'pag [[...]][i#] [p.]

go north

上北,北上

cviuxpvee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'pvee; cviu'pvee/pvii [[...]][i#] [p.]

vine crawling up a lattice

蔓類植物長大爬上瓜棚

cviuxsiab ciu bøexliab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu siab ciu be liab; cviu'siab ciu bøe'liab [[...]][i#] [p.]

too old at forty, over the hump (Lit. at forty, lose sexual vigor)

人到四十,精力就差了。

cviuxsngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'sngx [[...]][i#] [p.]

one of the best ten, leading

足取的

• bøo cviuxsngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo cviu'sngx [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be nothing, be insignificant, count for nothing
  不足取,無足輕重

• u cviuxsngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u cviu'sngx [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one of the best ten, leading, distinguished, prominent
  足取的

cviuxsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'svoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend a mountain, go ashore (archaic)

上山

• Cviuxsvoaf ia cit jit, løqhae ia cit jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf ia cit jit, løh'hae ia cit jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)
  上山也一天,下海也一天,慢慢來,不用急。

• Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax lang'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang'ix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Be aware of the wishes of your host. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (Lit. In climbing a mountain, look at the mountain contours, if you enter a person's home, consider his feelings.)
  見風轉舵,入鄉隨俗。

cviuxsoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'soarn [[...]][i#] [p.]

be chosen or selected

上選

cviuxtaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'taai [[...]][i#] [p.]

go on the stage, assume office (said of high ranking officials)

上台,上任

cviuxtaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'taang [[...]][i#] [p.]

be possessed by the spirit like a medium

起乩

cviuxthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'thvy; (sefng'thiefn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend to heaven

上升,升天

• Cviuxthvy bøo lo, jibte bøo mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'thvy bøo lo, jip'te bøo mngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no way out, no way to escape (Lit. no way to reach heaven and no door into the ground. (said of one or by one in desperate straits)
  上天無路, 入地無門。

cviuxthviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'thviax [[...]][i#] [p.]

jock itch

癢痛

cviuxtin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'tin [[...]][i#] [p.]

join the battle, go into battle

上陣

cviuxtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'tviuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

go on the site, enter a contest

上場

cviuxtngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'tngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

hold a court

上堂

excviuxgarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'cviu'garn; øe'cviu'garn [[...]][i#] [p.]

to look at and find pleasing

看得上眼

gong-kaq bøe pecviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gong kaq be pee'cviu; gong-kaq bøe pee'cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

stupid (Lit. has an itch but doesn't know how to itch it)

笨得要死

hiaau khazhngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaau khaf'zhngf; (khaf'zhngf cviu) [[...]][i#] [p.]

sodomy, feeling "horny" (be "burnt" by taking part in an unnecessary activity)

多事,自作孽

jiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiaux; (liaux) [[...]][i#] [p.]

scratch

抓,癢

• Cviu ee sofzai m jiaux, be cviu ee sofzai jiaux kaq lau'huiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu ee sor'zai m jiaux, be cviu ee sor'zai jiaux kaq laau'huiq.; Cviu ee sor'zai m jiaux, bøe cviu ee sor'zai jiaux kaq laau'huiq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Not to do what has to be done, but to work hard on unnecessary matters. (Lit. Not to scratch the itchy place, but to scratch a place that is not itchy until it bleeds.)
  癢的不抓,不癢的抓得流血,該做的不做,不該做的反而做了。

jiaocviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiaux'cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

scratch an itchy spot

抓癢

khazhngf cviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'zhngf cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

look for trouble, do unnecessary things

自找麻煩

khvoax-bøex'cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax be cviu'bak; khvoax'bøe'cviu'bak; (khvoax be khie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot set a high value on, look down on

看不上眼,看不起

• Cid khoarn ee laang (mih), goar khvoarbexkhie (bexcviuxbak) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn ee laang (mih), goar khvoax'be'khie (be'cviu'bak); Cid khoarn ee laang (mih), goar khvoax'bøe'khie (bøe'cviu'bak) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot set a high value on this kind of person (thing).
  這種人(東西) 我看不起( 不上眼)

khvoarcviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

think well off, to respect

看上眼

• khvoarmxcviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'm'cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  despise, look down on
  看不上眼

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

metropolis

京

• cviuxkviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'kviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  go to the metropolis
  上京

• Lamkviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laam'kviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Nanking (Nanjing)
  南京

• Tangkviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tafng'kviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Tokyo
  東京

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

perform certain Taoist incantations for calling spirits

關,扶乩

• koafn tangky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koafn taang'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]
  perform Taoist incantations to call the spirit or an idol to the mediums (tangky) who speak oracles or write them with a peach branch
  扶乩童

• koafn bøe cviuxtaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koafn be cviu'taang; koafn bøe cviu'taang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  spirit will not enter the sorcerer
  關不上乩

kuytø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'tø [[...]][i#] [p.]

guiding track, orbit, railway, tramway

軌道

• cviu kuytø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu kuie'tø [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make steady headway, function (run) smoothly
  上軌道

• lixkhuy kuytø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: li'khuy kuie'tø [[...]][i#] [p.]
  run off the track (a matter)
  離開軌道

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

review, steam again the rice cake, food

復習,再蒸

• Svaf jit bøo liu, e pehcviu chiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf jit bøo liu, e peq'cviu chiu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If one neglects to review his lesson, he will forget it completely
  一曝十寒

mxcviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

does come up to, less than

不足,看不起

• mxcviu cit nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviu cit nii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  less than a year
  不足一年

• khvoax mxcviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax m'cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  think unimportant, despise
  看不上眼

• khvoax laang mxcviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax laang m'cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  despise people
  看不起人

niuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niuu; (lioong) [[...]][i#] [p.]

big beam or ridgepole of a house

樑,梁

• cviuxniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'niuu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  install the ridgepole of a building with the accompanying ceremonies
  上樑

• tiongniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiofng'niuu; (tiofng'cid) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ridgepole
  中樑

noaxthoo koo bøe-cviuxpiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: noa'thoo koo be cviu piaq; noa'thoo koo bøe-cviu'piaq [[...]][i#] [p.]

It's difficult to tell him anything. (Lit. It's difficult to make mud stick to a wall.)

爛土糊不上壁(喻不長進者助之亦無效)

pag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pag; (pog) [[...]][i#] [p.]

north, northern, northerly

北

• cviuxpag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'pag [[...]][i#] [p.]
  go north
  北上

• hioxng pag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hioxng pag; (ngx'pag) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  facing north
  向北,朝北

pecviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pee'cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

scratch an itchy spot

抓癢

pehcviuxthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'cviu'thvy [[...]][i#] [p.]

spoil somebody, fast advancement in one's career

爬上天

phoee teq cviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoee teq cviu; phøee teq cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

need to be disciplined (Lit. skin is itching)

皮在癢(形容欠人打)

pvoarcviu-løqe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'cviu'løh'e; pvoax'cviu-løh'e [[...]][i#] [p.]

give up halfway, leave something unfinished

半途而廢

• U ee laang zøx taixcix lorng zøx kaq pvoarcviuxløqe ciu paxng lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ee laang zøx tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'e ciu paxng lef.; U ee laang zøx/zøex tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'øe ciu paxng lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Some people do things half way and then give up.
  有的人做事都做到半途而廢就放著。

sarngcviuxsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng'cviu'svoaf; (saxng'cviu svoaf'thaau) [[...]][i#] [p.]

funeral procession to the grave site

送到墓地

svaf jit bøo liu, pehcviu chiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf jit bøo liu, peq'cviu chiu [[...]][i#] [p.]

If you don't practice for days, you'll forget it.

一曝十寒

sethiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sef'thiefn [[...]][i#] [p.]

Buddhist paradise or heaven

西天

• cviu sethiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu sef'thiefn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  become a Buddha
  上西天

sefng cviuxchiaf ciaq pofphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng cviu'chiaf ciaq por'phiøx [[...]][i#] [p.]

take a train or a bus and then buy a ticket to perform an action and to think of the results later, to have pre-marital sexual relations

先上車後補票

siekhaf khiaocviuxthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'khaf khiaux'cviu'thvy [[...]][i#] [p.]

Four wheels (feet) pointing skyward (a car, person, or animal upended)

四腳(四輪)朝天

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

contracted form of "si-chap" (forty)

四十

• siap'id [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siab'id [[...]][i#] [p.]
  forty-one
  四十一

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