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bøtoa-bøsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'toa'bøo'sex; bøo'toa-bøo'søex [[...]][i#] [p.]

impolite

沒大沒小,不禮貌

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

type of gourd, bottle gourd, calabash

匏

• holoo-puu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'loo'puu; hoo'loo-puu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  type of gourd much larger at one end
  葫蘆匏

• Seahaxn thaubarn puu, toaxhaxn thaukhafn guu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu.; Søex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If a child gets into the habit of stealing trifles, he will steal big things when he grows up.
  小時偷雞摸狗,大時殺人放火。

søeahaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn; søex'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

short or small (in stature), in childhood

矮小,年少

• seahaxn ee sii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn ee sii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When one was a child
  小的時候

• Seahaxn thaubarn puu, toaxhaxn thaukhafn guu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu.; Søex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If as a child you steal gourds, as an adult, you'll steal cows. — as the twig is bent, so grows the tree
  小時偷雞摸狗,大時殺人放火。

tvar toa sym søex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvar toa sym sex; tvar toa sym søex [[...]][i#] [p.]

brave but cautious, courageous but careful or circumspect

膽大心細

toaxsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'sex; toa'søex [[...]][i#] [p.]

large and small, great and small, old and young

大小

• bøtoa-bøsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo toa bøo sex; bøo'toa-bøo'søex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  disobedient youngster not paying proper respect to superiors
  目無尊長

• bagciw toaxsex luie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex luie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  partial
  偏心,大小眼

toaxsøex-bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'sex-bak; toa'søex-bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

eyes of different size, partial

私偏,大小眼

toaxsøex-sym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'sex'sym; toa'søex-sym [[...]][i#] [p.]

partiality, be partial

偏心

toaxtoa-søeasøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'toa sex'sex; toa'toa-søex'søex [[...]][i#] [p.]

the big and the small — the whole family

大大小小

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