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niu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niu; (jiong) [[...]][i#] [p.]

yield, give way, give place, concede to a person

讓

• Lie tiøh niu siøfti. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøh niu siør'ti. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You should give in to your younger brother.
  你要讓弟弟。

• niu lauxlaang ze [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niu lau'laang ze [[...]][i#] [p.]
  offer one's seat to an old man
  讓老人坐

• siøniu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'niu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  yield, give way to one another
  相讓

niuxlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niu'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

yield to others, be yielding, be concessive, be conciliatory

讓人

niuxlaang phvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niu'laang phvy [[...]][i#] [p.]

very good-tempered in bearing insult or scolding, very easy in money matters, letting others get the better of us

讓人佔便宜

phvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvef; (phvy, phiefn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

on the side, partial, selfish, unfair, to cheat, to bully, act in an overbearing way, overreach, get the better of (as in trade or in dividing money)

偏,佔便宜

• ho y khaq phvethaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho y khaq phvef'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be somewhat overreached or beaten by him
  讓他佔便宜

• ho laang khaq phvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang khaq phvef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  allow someone to get more than his due from us, let him have the upper-hand (in a quarrel)
  讓人佔便宜

• niu laang phvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niu laang phvef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very good tempered in bearing insult or scolding, very easy in money matters, letting others take advantage of us
  讓人佔便宜

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

turn to his profit, to tease, oppress, persecute, take in, take other's share as his own

佔便宜

• bøo phvithaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo phvy'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not succeeding in a dispute, lawsuit, quarrel, not managing to get a thing cheap
  佔不了便宜

• ho laang khaq phvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang khaq phvy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  allow someone to get more than his due, let him have the upper-hand in a quarrel
  讓人佔便宜

• niu laang phvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niu laang phvy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very good natured in bearing insult, scolding
  讓人佔便宜

• u phvithaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u phvy'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  get the better of a man (in a dispute or quarrel), get things very cheap, draw big wages, advantageous (e.g., a trade giving good profits)
  佔便宜

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