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Ciuozoa ho padlaang sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciux'zoa ho pat laang sie.; Ciux'zoa ho pat'laang sie.; [[...]][i#] [p.]

to harm someone by association, (because I make a promise difficult to fulfill it also hurts other people who are involved with me or who work with me to complete the promise.)

詛咒別人

• Y ciuozoa ho padlaang sie, ka'ti ciaq khia koansvoaf khvoax bea siøthad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ciux'zoa ho pat'laang sie, kaf'ti ciaq khia koaan'svoaf khvoax bea siøf'thad.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He made a rash promise and then stood back and watched without lifting a finger.
  他詛咒別人死,自己袖手旁觀。

oaqoaqbea pak ti sie zhengchiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oah'oah'bea pak ti sie zheeng'chiu; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

A live horse tied to a dead banyan tree — to tie up resources and (personnel) in a useless project

活馬綁在死榕樹,埋沒人才

sybea zøx oaqbea y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'bea zøx oah'bea y; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

hopeless but still try

死馬當活馬醫

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