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amlaang nybak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afm'laang nie'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

deceive others

掩人耳目

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

eye

眼睛

• bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes immovable like when about to die, or in a long, steady stare, staring at something
  眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪眼。

• bagciw kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
  眼睛亮

• bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very vivid or lively eyes, brilliant eyes, shiny eyes, spark-eyed
  睜著眼睛,眼睛張著

• Bagciw bøo kym, bøexhiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw bøo kym, be'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang.; Bak'ciw bøo kym, bøe'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If your eyes are not sharp, you can't tell the difference between good and bad people.
  眼不亮,不會辨別好人壞人。

• Y bagciw kimkym, bøo teq khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw kym'kym, bøo teq khuxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His eyes are wide open, he's not sleeping.
  他眼睛張著,沒睡。

• bagciw koax mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax mngg'lii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  said of a child's eyes not washed in the morning, bleary-eyed
  睡眼惺忪

• bagciw koax tawkaix, khvoartiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø boeq aix.; bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's selfish, every thing he sees, he wants.
  見了他人財物就想要,佔為己有。

• bagciw pehkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'khuy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes
  張開眼睛

• bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes, wake up
  眼睛睜開

• Cid ee gyn'ar bagciw pehkym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu boeq ciah pviar.; Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as this kid opens his eyes, he wants to eat goodies.
  這個孩子眼睛一睜開就要吃餅。

• bagciw pefngpeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw perng'peh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turning the white of the eyes, as in anger or when about to die
  眼睛翻白

• bagciw tiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiafm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eye is smarting because of a foreign object
  眼睛刺痛

• bagciw tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes turned to show the whites
  眼睛翻轉

• bagciw toaxsealuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex'luie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  looking at things with uneven eyes, treat with partiality, partial
  私偏,不公

• bagciw phwphuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw phuo'phuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the eyes become blurred, sight grows dim, eyes not seeing clearly, as from old age, illness, or liquor
  眼睛朦朧

bagkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]

eyesight vision

眼力

• bagkym ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'kym ee laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  person who has good eyesight vision
  好眼力

bagkngf ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'kngf ee laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

man who can see, not blind

能視的人

chviax laang khaux, bøo bagsae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviax laang khaux, bøo bak'sae. [[...]][i#] [p.]

If you want something done well, you have to do it yourself. (Lit. Hire people to cry, but they have no tears.)

雇人哭無眼淚,求人不如靠己。

cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

think well of, to respect

上眼

• m cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  think unimportant, despise
  不上眼

• khvoax laang m cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax laang m cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  despise people
  看不起人

khvoax-bøex'cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax be cviu'bak; khvoax'bøe'cviu'bak; (khvoax be khie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot set a high value on, look down on

看不上眼,看不起

• Cid khoarn ee laang (mih), goar khvoarbexkhie (bexcviuxbak) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn ee laang (mih), goar khvoax'be'khie (be'cviu'bak); Cid khoarn ee laang (mih), goar khvoax'bøe'khie (bøe'cviu'bak) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot set a high value on this kind of person (thing).
  這種人(東西) 我看不起( 不上眼)

khvoax laang bøbagte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax laang bøo'bak'te [[...]][i#] [p.]

look down upon others

看不起人家,瞧不起人

• Mxthafng khvoax laang bøbagte. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng khvoax laang bøo'bak'te. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't look down upon others.
  不要瞧不起人。

• Y khvoax goar bøbagte. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khvoax goar bøo'bak'te. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He looks down upon me.
  他看不起我。

lauxlaang bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'laang bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

old man's eye sight, eyes of the old, presbyopia

老花眼

laulaang bagkviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau'laang bak'kviax [[...]][i#] [p.]

convex glasses for one suffering presbyopia

老花眼鏡

mxcviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

does come up to, less than

不足,看不起

• mxcviu cit nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviu cit nii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  less than a year
  不足一年

• khvoax mxcviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax m'cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  think unimportant, despise
  看不上眼

• khvoax laang mxcviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax laang m'cviu'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  despise people
  看不起人

mxternglangbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'texng'laang'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad-looking (thing, action)

不好看,不順眼

moabak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moaa'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

throw dust in the eyes of, deceive other's eyes with some tricks

瞞目

• moaa laang ee bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moaa laang ee bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  deceive other's eyes with some tricks
  瞞人的眼

moaa laang ee bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moaa laang ee bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

deceive other's eyes with some tricks

瞞人的眼

moasvelangbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moaa'svef'laang'bak; moaa'svef/svy'laang'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

practice deception

騙人耳目

parngbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

feign stupidly or ignorance, pretend didn't see someone doing something wrong

裝傻,睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

• Lauxlaang bøo tix anzoanbø maix ka y liah, parngbak ho koex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lau'laang bøo tix afn'zoaan'bø maix ka y liah, paxng'bak ho koex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The old man isn't wearing a helmet, don't stop him make believe you don't see him go past.
  老人沒帶安全帽,不要捉他,睜一隻眼,讓他過去。

texng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: texng; (tioxng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

hit the center, accomplish, be hit, exact

中

• mxternglangbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m texng laang bak; m'texng'laang'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unsightly thing or action
  不中人看

• mxternglang'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m texng laang ix; m'texng'laang'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not according to one's desire, not to one's taste
  不中人意

• mxternglangthviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m texng laang thviaf; m'texng'laang'thviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  speaking so that the other is not willing to listen
  不中人聽

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