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arpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax'pax [[...]] 

selfish, covetous, tyrannical, usurp

霸道,專橫

• Y cyn arpax, lorng bøo sviu padlaang ee libtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn ax'pax, lorng bøo sviu pat'laang ee lip'tviuu [[...]] 
  He thinks of no one but himself.
  他很霸道,都不想別人的立場。

• Y bad arpax laang ee zhanhngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bad ax'pax laang ee zhaan'hngg. [[...]] 
  He encroached on other people's land.
  他曾霸佔人的田園。

bøsiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'siøq [[...]] 

be ready to go to extreme lengths, do not spare

不惜

• Bøsiøq ka'ti ee sveamia khix kiux padlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'siøq kaf'ti ee svex'mia khix kiux pat'laang.; Bøo'siøq kaf'ti ee svix'mia khix kiux pat'laang. [[...]] 
  Have no regard for one's own life if it is a matter of helping others to help others at the risk of one's own life.
  不惜自己的生命去救別人。

ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'say [[...]] 

stone lion found at the entrance of many temples

石獅

• phaq ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq ciøh'say [[...]] 
  carve a stone lion
  彫石獅

• iong padlaang ee kunthaubør zefng ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør zefng ciøh'say; iong pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør/buo zefng ciøh'say [[...]] 
  use someone for your own advantage, to hurt someone for one's own benefits (Lit. use someone else's fist to carve a stone dragon.)
  用別人的拳頭打石獅,損人利己。

zu-zokgiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu zog'giet; zu-zog'giet [[...]] 

bring disaster on oneself

自作孽

• Hef si lie zuxzokgiet ee, maix koaix padlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hef si lie zu'zog'giet ee, maix koaix pat'laang. [[...]] 
  It's your own fault, don't blame others for it.
  那是你自作孽的, 不要怪別人。

eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng; (iong) [[...]] 

use, spend, with (an instrument)

用

• Eng padlaang ee kunthaubør zefng ciøqsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør zefng ciøh'say.; Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør/buo zefng ciøh'say. [[...]] 
  benefit oneself (get a free ride) at the expense of another, be generous at another's expense, rob Peter to pay Paul
  用別人的拳頭打石獅, 損人利己, 慷人之慨.

• eng sva'afky phex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng svaf'ar'ky phex [[...]] 
  carry some something in the fold of one's dress
  用衣服的下擺兜

• eng siøf ang'aang ee thiq ux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng siøf aang'aang ee thiq ux [[...]] 
  make the iron red-hot and burn with it (to make a hole or mark)
  用燒紅的鐵烙

• eng tek'ar sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng teg'ar sud [[...]] 
  beat or switch with a thin bamboo
  用竹子抽打

• eng tefng'ar terng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng terng'ar terng [[...]] 
  weigh with a small steelyard
  用戥子戥

yhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'hwn [[...]] 

married

已婚

• Yhwn ee lamlie bøexsae`tid køq kab padlaang kiet'hwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'hwn ee laam'lie be'sae'tid køq kab pat'laang kied'hwn.; Ie'hwn ee laam'lie bøe'sae-tid køq kab pat'laang kied'hwn. [[...]] 
  People already married cannot marry other people.
  已婚的男女不可以再跟別人結婚。

padee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'ee [[...]] 

another one, distinct from the one named

別的

padlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang [[...]] 

different person, another man, others, outsiders, people who do not belong to one's own circle, organization or family

別人

• padlaang ee kviar sie be liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang ee kviar sie be liao; Pat'laang ee kviar sie bøe liao [[...]] 
  pay no attention to the death of other's children — Have no consideration for others
  別人的孩子死不完,不管他人死活,別人的桌上挾肉餵婆婆

• padlaang ee tøhterng gveq baq chi ta'kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang ee tøq'terng gveq baq chi taf'kef [[...]] 
  When invited out be very polite in inviting mother-in-law to eat up Show one's generosity with others' resources
  慷他人之慨

poaq cit pvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poaq cit pvy [[...]] 

put it aside

擺一邊

• ciofng ka'ti ee taixcix poaq cit pvy laai pangzo padlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng kaf'ti ee tai'cix poaq cit pvy laai pafng'zo pat'laang [[...]] 
  put aside one's work to help someone else
  把自己的事情擺一邊來幫助別人

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