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hero or brave man can be bullied by a bunch of weaklings when he is down on his luck. (A tiger out of his natural environment can be bullied by a dog.)

虎落平陽被犬欺。

ysex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]

presume on power or authority

倚勢

ysex khijiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'sex khy'jiin [[...]][i#] [p.]
presume on authority to browbeat others
倚勢欺人

jiin sien pi jiin khy, mar sien pi jiin khii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin sien pi jiin khy, mar sien pi jiin khii [[...]][i#] [p.]

as a good horse is ridden, so a good kind man is cheated, Ride a good horse to death.

人善被人欺,馬善被人騎

keleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'leeng; (khy'niq'neq) [[...]][i#] [p.]

quinine

奎寧

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

leaning, inclined, tilted

傾斜

Hid ky thiauar khikhy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ky thiau'ar khy'khy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
That pillar is slanting a bit.
那支柱子稍微傾斜。

Zuun khy koealaai, khy koeakhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuun khy koex'laai, khy koex'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
The boat is rolling and pitching.
船晃來晃去。

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

cheat, impose on, deceive, to insult, to bully

欺

khi'ab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'ab [[...]][i#] [p.]

cheat and oppress

欺壓

khizax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'zax; (zax'khy) [[...]][i#] [p.]

fraud, imposture, to swindle, defraud, impose upon

欺詐,詐欺

khi'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'hu [[...]][i#] [p.]

oppress, treat unjustly, to tease, persecute, bully

欺負

khijiin zuxkhy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'jiin zu'khy [[...]][i#] [p.]

cheat oneself and others

欺人自欺

khijiin thaesim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'jiin thaix'sim [[...]][i#] [p.]

It's really too much! You've insulted me beyond the limit.

欺人太甚

khikhy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'khy [[...]][i#] [p.]

tilt, incline, slope, slant

傾斜

khikhiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'khiaw; (khiaw'khy) [[...]][i#] [p.]

to (deliberately) make things diffcult for others

刁難

khikwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'kwn [[...]][i#] [p.]

withhold truth from the emperor

欺君

khi'moaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'moaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

deceive (by concealing faults)

欺瞞

khi'phiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'phiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

deceive, to swindle

欺騙

khi'piin tioxnghux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'piin tiong'hux [[...]][i#] [p.]

cheat the poor and respect the rich

欺貧重富

khisien phvarog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'sien phvax'og [[...]][i#] [p.]

oppress the good and timid and fear the wicked

欺善怕惡

khiaukhy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaw'khy [[...]][i#] [p.]

fastidious, touchy

刁難,苛求的

khuxn thafnkhy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuxn tharn'khy; (khuxn tharn'khy'syn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

lie on one's side

側臥

kixnbiø khisiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kin'biø khy'siin [[...]][i#] [p.]

familiarity breeds contempt (Lit. One being near the temple is apt to insult the gods.)

近廟欺神

kioong khy jiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong khy jiok [[...]][i#] [p.]

strong oppress the weak, big fish eat little fish

強欺弱

loo khy zuo, ciah bøo kuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loo khy zuo, ciah bøo kuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

short life for a slave who abuses his master

奴欺主,活不久

peng'viuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peeng'viuu; (pvee'viuu) [[...]][i#] [p.]

vast level plain

平原

Hor løh peng'viuu pi khiern khy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hor løh peeng'viuu pi khiern khy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
tiger once out of his natural environment may be bullied even by a dog. — A hero or brave man is bullied by a bunch of weaklings when he is down on his luck
虎落平原被犬欺。

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