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høefsiøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'siøf; høea'siøf [[...]] 

get burnt

火燒

høea siøf bagbaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea siøf bak'baai; høea siøf bak'baai [[...]] 

imminent crisis or emergency (fire singeing the eyebrows)

火燒眉毛,燃眉之急

• Høea siøf bagbaai, bøo korng bøexeng`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoea siøf bak'baai, bøo korng be'eng'tid.; Høea siøf bak'baai, bøo korng bøe'eng`tid. [[...]] 
  I was forced to tell the truth.
  已到燃眉之急,不說不行了。

• Mxthafng thernghau kaux høea siøf bagbaai, ciaq bøeq laai zhøe goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng thexng'hau kaux hoea siøf bak'baai, ciaq boeq laai zhoe goar.; M'thafng thexng'hau kaux høea siøf bak'baai, ciaq bøeq laai zhøe goar. [[...]] 
  Come see me before you are driven into a corner.
  不要等到火燒眉頭,才要來找我。

høea siøf koliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea siøf kof'liaau; høea siøf kof'liaau [[...]] 

no hope, hopeless (Lit. the net house is burnt down, it's hopeless.)

火燒罟寮,形容無望了

høea siøsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea siøf'sym; høea siøf'sym [[...]] 

anxious or worried (like fire burning the heart)

火燒心

høefsiøsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'siøf'svoaf; høea'siøf'svoaf [[...]] 

forest fire

火燒山

• Hoefsiøsvoaf, luixtiøh kaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoea'siøf'svoaf, lui'tiøh kaau. [[...]] 
  One person's difficulty affects other people. We all hang together. (Forest fire disturbs the monkeys.)
  池魚之殃

høea siøf ti'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea siøf ty'thaau; høea siøf ty'thaau [[...]] 

said of a person who is already very familiar (Lit. burnt pig's head, face very well done)

火燒豬頭,很面熟

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