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cviuxsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'svoaf [[...]] 

ascend a mountain, go ashore (archaic)

上山

• Cviuxsvoaf ia cit jit, løqhae ia cit jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf ia cit jit, løh'hae ia cit jit. [[...]] 
  nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)
  上山也一天,下海也一天,慢慢來,不用急。

• Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax lang'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang'ix. [[...]] 
  Be aware of the wishes of your host. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (Lit. In climbing a mountain, look at the mountain contours, if you enter a person's home, consider his feelings.)
  見風轉舵,入鄉隨俗。

mxternglang'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'texng'laang'ix [[...]] 

not according to one's desire, not to one's taste

不順人意

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

hit the center, accomplish, be hit, exact

中

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

• mxternglang'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m texng laang ix; m'texng'laang'ix [[...]] 
  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 [[...]] 
  speaking so that the other is not willing to listen
  不中人聽

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