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baxnheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'heng [[...]] 

very lucky (Lit. myriad felicities)

萬幸

• Twtiøh chia'hø bøo sie, sidzai cyn baxnheng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh chiaf'hø bøo sie, sit'zai cyn ban'heng. [[...]] 
  If have a auto accident and don't get killed, it is very lucky.
  遇到車禍沒死,實在很萬幸。

bøzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhae [[...]] 

regrettable, unfortunate, unlucky, too bad, wasteful, unworthy

可惜

• Hid ee laang sykhix, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang sie'khix, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  It was unfortunate that that person died.
  那個人死了,很可惜。

• Hid zhud tiexnviar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid zhud tien'viar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  It was unfortunate that I was unable to see that movie.
  那部電影沒看到,很可惜。

• Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thihbea, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thiq'bea, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  Too bad you took that shirt to wipe off the bicycle.
  那件衣服拿去擦自行車,很可惜。

bøzhae-kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zhae'kafng [[...]] 

waste of effort, in vain, wasted effort

徒勞,沒用

• Ykefng sie khix ax, khaq zuosia ia bøzhaykafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng sie khix ax, khaq zux'sia ia bøo'zhae'kafng. [[...]] 
  He is already dead, any more injections are a wasted effort.
  已經死了,再打針也沒用。

• Bøzhaykafng, maix siulie, bea sin'ee khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'zhae'kafng, maix siw'lie, bea syn'ee khaq hør. [[...]] 
  It is waste of time, better to buy a new one.
  浪費時間,不要修了,買新的比較好。

bøo goanzoe sythay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo goaan'zoe sie'thay [[...]] 

Immaculate Conception of Mary, conceived without sin (catholic term)

無原罪始胎

bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [[...]] 

no one takes care

無人管,自由

• Pexbør cide sie, soaq piernzøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pe'bør cit'e sie, soaq piexn'zøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu.; Pe'bør/buo cit'e sie, soaq piexn'zøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [[...]] 
  After the parents pass away, no one takes care of things.
  父母一死,竟無人管。

bøo simcviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sym'cviaa [[...]] 

be reluctant to do, absent minded

沒有心情

• Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sofie bøo simcviaa thafng zøx taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sor'ie bøo sym'cviaa thafng zøx tai'cix. [[...]] 
  A child of his died so he doesn't have the heart to work.
  他一個孩子死了,所以沒有心情做事。

• Khvoax tiexnviar khvoax kaq bøo simcviaa thafng thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khvoax tien'viar khvoax kaq bøo sym'cviaa thafng thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  watch movies until there is no heart to study
  看電影看得無心情讀書。

bøtvia-bønii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvia'bøo'nii; bøo'tvia-bøo'nii [[...]] 

suddenly without reason

無緣無故,忽然

• Za'hngf tøf iao høfhør, kin'afjit bøtvia-bønii soaq sykhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'hngf tøf iao hør'hør, kyn'ar'jit bøo'tvia'bøo'nii soaq sie'khix.; Zaf'hngf tøf iao hør'hør, kyn'ar'jit bøo'tvia-bøo'nii soaq sie'khix. [[...]] 
  Yesterday he was okay, today he suddenly died.
  昨天還好好的,今天無緣無故忽然死了。

efkao`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee [[...]] 

mute person

啞吧

• Efkao`ee ho phafng terngtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ea'kao`ee ho phafng texng'tiøh. [[...]] 
  be speechless or not allowed to complain after suffering a loss or being unjustly blamed (Lit. a mute is stung by a bee)
  啞吧吃黃蓮.

• efkao`ee tehsie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee teq'sie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). [[...]] 
  to be in a bad situation but unable to explain oneself, to be perplexed (Lit. a mute crushes his child).
  啞吧壓死自己的孩子(無話可說).

kaizaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kay'zaix [[...]] 

fortunately, luckily, lucky

僥倖,幸虧

• Y hoatsefng kauthofng suxkox, kaizaix bøo sie khix. (bøo sie cyn kaizaix) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hoad'sefng kaw'thofng su'kox, kay'zaix bøo sie khix. (bøo sie cyn kay'zaix) [[...]] 
  He had a traffic accident but fortunately was not killed.
  他發生交通事故,僥倖沒死。

• Zhadar bøo theh goar ee cvii khix, cyn kaizaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhat'ar bøo theh goar ee cvii khix, cyn kay'zaix. [[...]] 
  The thief didn't steal my money, I was very lucky.
  真僥倖,小偷沒偷走我的錢。

kefsie kaf-lie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'sie kaf'lie; kea'sie kaf-lie; (kea'sie laf'lie) [[...]] 

won't have anything to do with anyone (Lit. pretend to be dead)

裝死

• Y na teq bøo hvoa'hie, lorng ma kefsie kalie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na teq bøo hvoaf'hie, lorng ma kea'sie kaf'lie. [[...]] 
  If he is not happy, he won't have anything to do with anyone.
  他如果不高興,都裝死。

lenggoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng'goan [[...]] 

I had rather, I prefer, would rather

寧願

• Goar lenggoan sie, bøo aix siu bwjiok. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar leeng'goan sie, bøo aix siu buo'jiok. [[...]] 
  I would rather die than suffer disgrace
  我寧願死,不願受侮辱。

oarnsvef bøo oarnsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oaxn'svef bøo oaxn'sie [[...]] 

after a person is dead, forget about past differences (Lit. You can dispute or fight about something with a living person but not with a dead person.)

怨生不怨死

phahsyzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'sie'zuo [[...]] 

leftovers after dividing costs

平分後剩下的

• bøo phaq lie syzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo phaq lie sie'zuo [[...]] 
  never let you suffer a loss
  不使你吃虧

Svy bøo toax`laai, sie bøo toax`khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef bøo toax'laai, sie bøo toax'khix; svef/svy bøo toax'laai, sie bøo toax'khix [[...]] 

did not bring with one at birth, and cannot carry away at death, "Naked I came into the world And naked I leave the world."

生不帶來,死不帶去。

sie-bøkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie bøo khix; sie-bøo'khix [[...]] 

was at the point of death, then recovered, escaped death by a hair's breadth

死裏逃生

sie bøo laang khaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie bøo laang khaux [[...]] 

May you die with none to lament for you!

死了沒人哭

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