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bøthaau bøbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thaau bøo'boea; bøo'thaau bøo'bøea [[...]][i#] [p.]

incomplete, incomprehensible, nonsensical, no beginning or end (Lit. no head no tail)

無頭無尾

bøthaau kong'axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thaau kofng'axn [[...]][i#] [p.]

murder case which has no clue to its solution, a charge against a person or persons unknown

無頭公案

bøo thaunao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thaau'nao [[...]][i#] [p.]

stupid (Lit. no brains)

沒有頭腦,愚笨

bøo thausiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thaau'siin [[...]][i#] [p.]

absent minded, forgetful

記性壞,健忘的

borng... (''plus Verb'') [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng... (''plus Verb'') [[...]][i#] [p.]

content oneself with coarse food, trivial work and valueless books

姑且,將就

• bofngkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk at random, sometimes idle jesting, half-joking, half in earnest, well now, just speak
  隨便講

• bofngkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tolerable, not very good, but may do
  將就

• Eng'eeng ku pørzoar borng khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng ku pøx'zoar borng khvoax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nothing to do but read old newspapers
  沒事且看看舊報紙。

• Na zhøe bøo thaulo, kang'iuo ia tiøh bofngzøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na zhoe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx.; Na zhøe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you can't find a job, workers should do less meaningful work.
  如找不著工作,工友也只好將就了。

• Phvayciah si phvayciah, paktor na iaw tiøh bofngciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'ciah si phvae'ciah, pag'tor na iaw tiøh borng'ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  True it is not good tasting, but when you are hungry anything will do.
  難吃是難吃,肚子餓了,也只好將就吃了。

engzhuix gex køekhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'zhuix gex kef'khaf.; eeng'zhuix gex køef'khaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]

nothing to do but lick chicken bones

閒著啃雞腳

• Bøo thaulo engzhuix gex køekhaf borng khaikarng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo thaau'lo eeng'zhuix gex kef'khaf borng khay'karng.; Bøo thaau'lo eeng'zhuix gex køef'khaf borng khay'karng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Out of a job and nothing to do but stand around and talk.
  沒工作閒著啃雞腳閒聊.

høxlørhøxsø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø'løx'hø'sø; (hvaix'kao'bør'søf) [[...]][i#] [p.]

idle about, loaf

游手好閒

• Bøo thaulo tagjit ma teq høxlørhøxsø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo thaau'lo tak'jit ma teq hø'løx'hø'sø. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  All day I stroll around because I don't have a job.
  無工作每天都在閒蕩。

thaunao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'nao [[...]][i#] [p.]

brains

頭腦

• bøo thaunao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thaau'nao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have no brains, forgetful
  沒有頭腦,記性壞

• thaunao bae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'nao bae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be dull
  頭腦壞

• thaunao hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'nao hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a clear intellect
  頭腦好

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