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ahtøfthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'tør'thaau [[...]] 

crush

壓得死死

• Y ho laang ahtøfthaau af, bøo hoatto thafng hoafnkhoxng af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ho laang aq'tør'thaau af, bøo hoad'to thafng hoarn'khoxng af. [[...]] 
  He was crushed to death, there is no way to revive him.
  他被人壓得死死,沒辦法反抗了。

chiuxthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'thaau [[...]] 

stump, trunk

樹頭

• Ciah køefcie tiøqaix paix chiuxthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah koea'cie tiøh'aix paix chiu'thaau.; Ciah køea'cie tiøh'aix paix chiu'thaau. [[...]] 
  When you eat the fruit you must worship the tree. When drinking water, give a thought to the fountain.
  要吃果子就得拜樹頭,飲水思源。

• Chiuxthaau khia ho zai, mxkviaf chiuxbøea zøx hongthay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'boea zøx hofng'thay.; Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'bøea zøx hofng'thay. [[...]] 
  If the tree trunk is firm, there is no need for the branches to fear a typhoon.
  不做虧心事, 不怕半夜鬼敲門。

gaptiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gab'tiøh; (giap'tiøh) [[...]] 

pinched, squeezed between, wedged or sandwiched between, hold between the fingers of the hand, to pick up or hold something with pinchers or chopsticks

夾到

• Khix ho ciøqthaau gaptiøh zngfthauar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix ho ciøh'thaau gab'tiøh zngr'thaau'ar. [[...]] 
  My finger got pinched between the rocks.
  被石頭夾到手指頭。

giap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giap; (giab) [[...]] 

pinch, to put a thing between (e.g. the leaves of a book)

挾

• Zngfthauar ho mngg giabtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zngr'thaau'ar ho mngg giap'tiøh. [[...]] 
  finger pinched in the door
  手指頭被門挾到。

• zoafgiab'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoar'giap'ar [[...]] 
  paper holder, a paper clip
  紙夾子

ho y khaq phvithaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho y khaq phvy'thaau [[...]] 

be somewhat overreached or beaten by some else

讓他佔點便宜

hox'miaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho'miaa; (ho'thaau) [[...]] 

bank depositor, a bank account

戶名,戶頭

hoxthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho'thaau [[...]] 

head of household, a personal account in bank, person of status

戶頭

kuiphaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'phaang [[...]] 

whole set, whole

整組,全部

• Kesi'thauar kuiphaang lorng ho lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kef'sy'thaau'ar kuy'phaang lorng ho lie. [[...]] 
  I'll give the whole set of tools to you.
  工具全部給你。

gveh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gveh; (gvoeh) [[...]] 

to nip, to pinch, to clip onto a clipboard

挾,夾,箝

• ienpid gveh toax hvi'afau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'pid gveh toax hvi'ar'au [[...]] 
  put a pencil behind the ear
  鉛筆夾在耳後

• gveh toax zhehnih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gveh toax zheq'nih [[...]] 
  put a thing between the leaves of a book
  夾在書裏

• zngfthauar ho mngg gveqtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngr'thaau'ar ho mngg gveh'tiøh [[...]] 
  pinch one's finger in the door
  手指被門箝到

• eng chiuo gveh le [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng chiuo gveh le [[...]] 
  clasp under the arm
  用手夾著

phvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvef; (phvy, phiefn) [[...]] 

on the side, partial, selfish, unfair, to cheat, to bully, act in an overbearing way, overreach, get the better of (as in trade or in dividing money)

偏,佔便宜

• ho y khaq phvethaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho y khaq phvef'thaau [[...]] 
  be somewhat overreached or beaten by him
  讓他佔便宜

• ho laang khaq phvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang khaq phvef [[...]] 
  allow someone to get more than his due from us, let him have the upper-hand (in a quarrel)
  讓人佔便宜

• niu laang phvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niu laang phvef [[...]] 
  very good tempered in bearing insult or scolding, very easy in money matters, letting others take advantage of us
  讓人佔便宜

simthaau hvoa ho tvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'thaau hvoa ho tvia [[...]] 

set determinedly to a task

心意立定

thaithaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'thaau [[...]] 

behead, cut of a person's head, dismiss, to fire

殺頭,撤職

• ho laang thaithaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang thaai'thaau [[...]] 
  be fired
  被人撤職

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