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bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

no one takes care

無人管,自由

• Pexbør cide sie, soaq piernzøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pe'bør cit'e sie, soaq piexn'zøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  After the parents pass away, no one takes care of things.
  父母一死,竟無人管。

zeacie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex'cie (kixm'cie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

restraint, repression, restrain, keep from, hold in check, hold back

制止

• Yn zeacie y laai ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn zex'cie y laai ciaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  They prevented his coming here.
  他們制止他來這兒。

• Na u laang teq zøx phvae taixcix, tiøh ka yn zeacie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u laang teq zøx phvae tai'cix, tiøh ka yn zex'cie. Na u laang teq zøx/zøex phvae tai'cix, tiøh ka yn zex'cie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If anyone is doing evil, you should stop them.
  如有人在做壞事,要制止他們。

zhaothaau-køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau kef'ar zhaux'thaau-køef'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

be scolded often (Lit. stinky head chicken)

常常被罵

• Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, mxkuo tviaxtvia teq zøx zhaothaau ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, m'kuo tvia'tvia teq zøx zhaux'thaau kef'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is not all that bad but people always like to scold him.
  他人也不壞,不過常常被罵。

cvii teq zøx laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii teq zøx laang cvii teq zøx/zøex laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

money makes others feel grateful to the giver

錢在做人,以錢度人

ciongsyn zørlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioong'syn zøx'laang cioong'syn zøx/zøex'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

start one's life anew, reform life, turn over a new leaf

從新做人

zngzøex/zngzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngf'zøx zngf'zøx/zøex (zngf'zoex) [[...]][i#] [p.]

disguise, pretend, assume a false, counterfeit or feigned appearance, to fake merchandise

扮成,偽裝

• Phvaylaang zngzøx høflaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'laang zngf'zøx hør'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bad man putting on a false appearance of goodness
  壞人偽裝成好人。

• Y zngzøx za'bofee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zngf'zøx zaf'bor'ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He disguised himself as a woman.
  他扮成女人。

zørchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'chyn zøx/zøex'chyn [[...]][i#] [p.]

be a marriage broker

做媒

• Lorng bøo laang laai zørchyn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lorng bøo laang laai zøx'chyn. Lorng bøo laang laai zøx/zøex'chyn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No one has come to be the marriage broker.
  都無人來做媒。

zørzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'zuo zøx/zøex'zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

take charge of, be responsible for, be the boss, take the leadership, decide

做主

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