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cit ke'khao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit kef'khao; (kuy kef'khao) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

whole family

閤家

Cit laang cit kef tai, kongmar suii laang zhai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit laang cit kef tai, kofng'mar suii laang zhai. ⬆︎ [[...]] 

Don't stick your nose into other people's affairs. (Lit. Each person has his own family affairs.)

自掃門前雪,不管他人瓦上霜。

Cidnii voa jixsie'ee thaukef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit nii voa ji'six ee thaau'kef.; Cit'nii voa ji'six''ee thaau'kef. ⬆︎ [[...]] 

be fickle, undependable, be unable to stick at one job (Lit. Within one year to change 24 bosses.)

一年換二十四個老闆。

hunsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'svoax; (hwn'saxn) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

breakup, be dispersed, scattered or broken up

分散

• Cit kef laang hunsvoax khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit kef laang hwn'svoax khix. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  The families are scattered all over. All the families went their own ways.
  一家人分散了。

kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef; (kaf) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

add, increase, additional

加,多

• Kef go khof ho goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kef go khof ho goar. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Give me $5.00 more.
  多五塊錢給我

• tiøh kef cit paq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh kef cit paq ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  must give (costs) a hundred more
  得加一百

• Y bøeq khaq kef cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq khaq kef cvii.; Y bøeq khaq kef cvii. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He charges more money.
  他要多一點錢。

• Sinnii ciu kef cit høex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn'nii ciu kef cit hoex.; Syn'nii ciu kef cit høex. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  On New Year's day you're a year older.
  新年就加一歲。

køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'ar; køef'ar ⬆︎ [[...]] 

downtown, a small town with shops on both sides of the street

街上,小鎮

• Ty hiaf u cit ee ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ty hiaf u cit ee kef'ar. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  There is a small town over there.
  在那兒有一個小鎮。

• Y khix køe'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khix kef'ar.; Y khix køef'ar. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  she went downtown.
  她上街。

keciah cidhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'ciah cit hoex; kef'ciah cit'høex ⬆︎ [[...]] 

live one year more

多活一年

kef cit pvoax kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef cit pvoax kuix; (kef kuix tuix'pvoax) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

half again as much, a 50% price increase of

貴一半

ke'khao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khao ⬆︎ [[...]] 

family

家庭

• Cit ke'khao go ee, u six ee za'bofee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit kef'khao go ee, u six ee zaf'bor'ee. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  One family has five person, four of them are female.
  一家五口,有四個女的。

kef thah cit niar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef thah cit niar ⬆︎ [[...]] 

put on an additional article of clothing (e.g. additional coat or vest)

多加一件(衣服)

khaq kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq kef ⬆︎ [[...]] 

more than, a bit more than

多一點

• Cit nii khaq kef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit nii khaq kef.; Cit nii khaq kef. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  More than a year.
  一年多

• zøx nng jit khaq kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx nng jit khaq kef; zøx/zøex nng jit khaq kef ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  spend more than two days on that job
  做兩天多

• lym cit koaxn khaq kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lym cit koaxn khaq kef ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  drink more than a bottle
  喝一瓶多

khør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør ⬆︎ [[...]] 

thick (fluids), empty out (a pond)

濃,排乾池水以捕魚

• Angmothoo sviw khør, tiøh kef zhafm cidsut'ar zuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aang'moo'thoo sviw khør, tiøh kef zhafm cit'sud'ar zuie. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  The cement is too thick, you must add some water.
  水泥太濃,得加點水。

mef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mef; mef/my; (my) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

handful of (rice, sugar, salt, sand), take up a handful of

把,抓

• Thauliah køef, ia tiøh cidmef bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaw'liah kef, ia tiøh cit mef bie.; Thaw'liah køef, ia tiøh cit'mef/my bie. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Even if you want to steal a chicken, you have to spend a handful of rice. You cannot accomplish anything without effort.
  偷雞也得一把米。

oafkhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oar'khøx ⬆︎ [[...]] 

depend upon, rely upon

依靠

• Yn cit kef laang lorng oafkhøx y cit ee teq seng'oah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn cit kef laang lorng oar'khøx y cit ee teq sefng'oah. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  His whole family depends on him for its livelihood.
  他們一家人都依靠他一人生活。

suxnsoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sun'soax ⬆︎ [[...]] 

along with, at one's convenience

順便

• Lie na khix ke'ar, suxnsoax ka goar bea cit ky khybirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na khix kef'ar, sun'soax ka goar bea cit ky khie'birn.; Lie na khix køef'ar, sun'soax ka goar bøea cit ky khie'birn. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  When you go downtown, buy me a toothbrush.
  你若上街,順便給我買一隻牙刷。

thah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thah; (tiap) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

pile up, repeat, pile things one on top of another, build up a house one story higher, laid or put on in addition

疊

• aix thaqlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix thah'laang ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  wishing to excel or be ahead of others (in a good work)
  好勝

• chyn thah chyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn thah chyn ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  marry into a family with which there is already a connection by marriage
  親上加親

• cit thah zheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit thah zheq ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  pile of books
  一疊書

• cit thah ginphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit thah giin'phiøx ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  bundle of bank note
  一疊鈔票

• svaf kef thah cit niar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf kef thah cit niar ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  put on an additional article of dress, e.g., additional coat or vest
  多穿一件衣服

• siøthah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'thah ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  book, timber laid on each other
  相疊

Thauliah køef ia tiøh cidpea bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaw'liah kef ia tiøh cit pea bie.; Thaw'liah køef ia tiøh cit pea bie. ⬆︎ [[...]] 

You have to prime the pump. To do business you need capital. (Lit. To steal chickens you need a handful of rice.)

偷雞也得一把米。

tornglioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toxng'lioong ⬆︎ [[...]] 

lesser and greater beams — pillars of the State

棟樑

• cit kef ee tornglioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit kef ee toxng'lioong ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  mainstay of a family
  一家的棟樑

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