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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。

iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'tiarm [[...]][i#] [p.]

gist, main (essential) point

要點

• Y ee iaotiarm ti tøh'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee iaux'tiarm ti tøq'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I can't catch the point of his remarks.
  他的要點在哪兒,我聽不懂。

• liah iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liah iaux'tiarm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  grasp the point of a subject
  捉要點

• Iaotiarm ciuxsi ti ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'tiarm ciu'si ti ciaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is the main thing. This is the point.
  要點就在這兒。

ui'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'iaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

It's very important that you do what I have told you (a conventional phrase for closing a formal letter of injunction)

為要

• pøftiong sinthea ui'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pør'tiong syn'thea uii'iaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  care for one's health is very important
  保重身體為要

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