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høfsu tøf moo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'su tøf moo [[...]][i#] [p.]

road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

好事多磨

• Zøx hør taixcix sitpai bøo iaokirn, in'ui si høfsu tøf moo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo.; Zøx/Zøex hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks so don't worry about difficulties you run into when you are doing good work.
  做事失敗沒關係,因為是好事多磨。

itteg itsid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'teg id'sid [[...]][i#] [p.]

gain one thing and lose another (Lit. win one, lose one)

一得一失

• Afnny zøx si itteg itsid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'ny zøx si id'teg id'sid.; Arn'ny zøx/zøex si id'teg id'sid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If this is done we gain one point and lose another. We lose as much as we gain.
  如此做是一得一失

sitzhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sid'zhøx [[...]][i#] [p.]

make a mistake, fault

失錯

• Lie na afnny zøx, itteng e sitzhøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na arn'ny zøx, id'teng e sid'zhøx.; Lie na arn'ny zøx/zøex, id'teng øe sid'zhøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you do it that way, you will certainly make a mistake.
  你如這樣做,一定會失錯。

sitthaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sid'thaix [[...]][i#] [p.]

misbehave, a blunder, disgrace

失態

• cyn sitthaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn sid'thaix; (zøx zhud sid'thaix) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  commit a blunder, made a scene
  很失態(做出失態)

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