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zøx lie (toxngsuu) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx lie (toxngsuu); ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

go ahead, do as you please

隨你 ...好了

• Goar na ban tngflaai, zøx lirn ciah, mxbiern tarn goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar na ban tngr'laai, zøx lirn ciah, m'biern tarn goar.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If I come back late, go ahead and eat, you need not wait for me.
  我要是晚回來,你們先吃,不用等我。

• Zøx lie khix ka y korng, goar mxkviaf y zay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx lie khix ka y korng, goar m'kviaf y zay.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Go ahead and tell him, I don't care if he knows.
  隨你去告訴他好了,我不怕他知道。

iaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaq; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

and (joining two phrases or clauses disjunctively), but, while, still

而,那麼,可是,然而,仍然

• Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have no money, and you don't have any either, right?
  我沒錢,而你也沒有嗎?

• Y boeq lym ka'py, iaq lie boeq lym symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie boeq lym sirm'miq?; Y bøeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie bøeq lym sirm'mih?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He wants to drink coffee, and what about you? What will you have?
  他要喝咖啡,那麼,你要喝什麼?

• Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tien'viar.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was raining heavily, still he went to see the movies.
  雨下得很大,他仍然去看電影。

• Lirn a'hviaf hiaq kutlat, iaq lie ciaq pixntvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn af'hviaf hiaq kud'lat, iaq lie ciaq pin'tvoa.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Your older brother is diligent, while you are so lazy.
  你哥哥那麼勤勞,然而你卻這麼懶惰。

• Goar khix svoaterng, iaq chitthøo kaq cyn sofngkhoaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khix svoaf'terng, iaq chid'thøo kaq cyn sorng'khoaix.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I went to the mountain, and I had a really good time.
  我去山上,玩得很愉快。

• Lie thafng zhutkhix chitthøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngflaai lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie thafng zhud'khix chid'thøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngr'laai lef.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You may go out to play, but you must come back earlier.
  你可以出去玩,可是要早點回來。

jekkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jeg'khix; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

run after, to chase, to pursue

追去

• Jekkhix kiøx y tngflaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jeg'khix kiøx y tngr'laai.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Run after him and call him back.
  追去叫他回來。

khaq sitlea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq sid'lea; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

rather embarrassing

很抱歉

• Khaq sitlea, goar boeq taixsefng tngflaikhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq sid'lea, goar boeq tai'sefng tngr'laai'khix.; Khaq sid'lea, goar bøeq tai'sefng tngr'laai'khix.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am somewhat embarrassed, (because) I want to go back ahead of time.
  很抱歉,我要先回去 。

khahtheng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq'theeng'ar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

in a very short time

過一會兒,待一會兒

• Y khahtheng'ar e tngflaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khaq'theeng'ar e tngr'laai.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He will be back very shortly.
  他待一會兒會回來。

kuie jit zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie jit zeeng; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

How many days ago?

幾天前

• Lie kuie jit zeeng tngflaai? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kuie jit zeeng tngr'laai?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many days ago did you return?
  你幾天前回來?

larngho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laxng'ho; ; (laxng ho'phang) [[...]][i#] [p.]

lull (letup) in the rain

趁雨停

• Laxng hoxphang kvoafkirn tngr laikhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laxng ho'phang kvoar'kirn tngr laai'khix.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We must go back quickly during this lull in the rain
  趁雨停趕快回去

Langkheq laai ciaq boeq saote, langkheq tngfkhix ciaq boeq zvoatee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang'kheq laai ciaq boeq saux'te, laang'kheq tngr'khix ciaq boeq zvoaf'tee.; Laang'kheq laai ciaq bøeq saux'tøe, laang'kheq tngr'khix ciaq bøeq zvoaf'tee.; [[...]][i#] [p.]

He sweeps the floor after the guest arrives, He brews tea after the guest has departed. i.e. (he does everything too late)

客人來了才要掃地,客人走了才要泡茶。為時已晚

oafnviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oarn'viuu; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

high seas

遠洋

• Oafnviuu hizuun zhut'hae, lorng aix nng svaf nii ciaq u tngr`laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oarn'viuu hii'zuun zhud'hae, lorng aix nng svaf nii ciaq u tngr'laai.; Oarn'viuu hii'zuun zhud'hae, lorng aix nng svaf nii ciaq u tngr`laai.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When a fishing boat goes out on the high seas it doesn't come back for two or three years.
  遠洋漁船出海,都要兩三年才回來。

siw bøe tngflaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw be tngr'laai; siw bøe tngr'laai; [[...]][i#] [p.]

words cannot be recalled, (debts) cannot be collected

收不回來

theh tngflaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theh tngr'laai; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

to demand back, bring back

拿回來

thør tngflaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør tngr'laai; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

to demand back again money or thing lent, property mortgaged or leased

討回來

tngflaai/tngr`laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngr'laai; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

come back, to return

回來

tngflaikhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngr'laai'khix; ; (tngr'laai) [[...]][i#] [p.]

let us go back!

回去!

tngflaai tngfkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngr'laai tngr'khix; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

turn back and forth

轉來轉去

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