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

suck on something inside the mouth like bones or kernels

啃,嗑瓜子

• zhngr bahkud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhngr baq'kud; (zhngr'kud) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  suck on bones
  啃骨頭

• zhngfhut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhngr'hut [[...]][i#] [p.]
  suck on kernels
  啃核

• zhngr koecie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhngr koef'cie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  suck melon seeds
  嗑瓜子

zørkangge [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'kafng'ge; zøx/zøex'kafng'ge [[...]][i#] [p.]

occupy oneself, keep busy (to pass the time on the train or when retired)

做消遣

• Eng'eeng koecie borng ka, zørkangge ma hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng koef'cie borng ka, zøx'kafng'ge ma hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There's no work, keeping myself busy eating watermelon seeds is okay.
  閒著啃瓜子做消遣也好。

koecie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koef'cie [[...]][i#] [p.]

seeds of a certain kind of small watermelon

瓜子

phvaykoef kau cie, phvaylaang kau giengie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'koef kau cie, phvae'laang kau gieen'gie [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad melon more seeds, bad man more discussion

劣瓜子多,壞人言多

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