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

content oneself with coarse food, trivial work and valueless books

姑且,將就

• bofngkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'korng [[...]] 
  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 [[...]] 
  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. [[...]] 
  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. [[...]] 
  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. [[...]] 
  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。

zørkangge [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'kafng'ge; zøx/zøex'kafng'ge [[...]] 

occupy oneself, keep busy (to pass the time on the train or when retired)

做消遣

• Eng'eeng koecie borng ka, zørkangge ma hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng koef'cie borng ka, zøx'kafng'ge ma hør. [[...]] 
  There's no work, keeping myself busy eating watermelon seeds is okay.
  閒著啃瓜子做消遣也好。

eng'eeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'eeng [[...]] 

at leisure

閒著

• Goar eng'eeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar eeng'eeng. [[...]] 
  I am free. I have nothing to do.
  我閒著

• zhux eng'eeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux eeng'eeng; (khafng'zhux) [[...]] 
  vacant house
  空屋

• pangkefng eng'eeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paang'kefng eeng'eeng; (khafng'kefng) [[...]] 
  a vacant room
  空房間

phahtawsix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'tao'six [[...]] 

to divide costs "pro rata"

費用平均分擔

• Løqhoxthvy eng'eeng karm bøaix laai phahtawsix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Løh'ho'thvy eeng'eeng karm bøo'aix laai phaq'tao'six? [[...]] 
  There is nothing to do while it is raining, don't you want to come over and share costs for a meal?
  下雨天閒著,要不要來出錢共餐?

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