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bøo hexløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo he'løh [[...]] 

not to the point, whereabouts is unknown

不得要領,沒下落

• zøx (korng) kaq bøo hexløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx (korng) kaq bøo he'løh; zøx/zøex (korng) kaq bøo he'løh [[...]] 
  do nothing to the point (say nothing to the point)
  做(說)得不得要領

• Y zøx taixcix cyn bøo hexløh, cidkoar taixcix zøx lorng bøo høfsex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zøx tai'cix cyn bøo he'løh, cit'koar tai'cix zøx lorng bøo hør'sex.; Y zøx/zøex tai'cix cyn bøo he'løh, cit'koar tai'cix zøx lorng bøo hør'sex. [[...]] 
  He doesn't act responsibly, some things he has done are not done well.
  他做事不得要領,一些事情都沒做好。

Zuykuie kiøx paysui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui [[...]] 

bad company getting you onto trouble (Lit. water ghost encouraging individual to jump into water and drown)

壞人的邀請

• Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuykuie kiøx paysui, bøo høftai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui, bøo hør'tai. [[...]] 
  Don't come looking for him, you always get him into trouble, you never do anything good.
  你們不用來找他,都是一些壞事,不會有好事。

exng laang ee lixpien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng laang ee li'pien [[...]] 

to help people, to make things easier for people

給予別人方便

• Goar zøx taixcix na øextaxng exng laang ee lixpien tø hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zøx tai'cix na e'taxng exng laang ee li'pien tø hør.; Goar zøx/zøex tai'cix na øe'taxng exng laang ee li'pien tø hør. [[...]] 
  If what I do helps people or makes things easier for them, that's all I want.
  我做事情如果能夠給予人方便就好。

høfsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'su; (hør-tai'cix) [[...]] 

philanthropic acts, auspicious matters like births and marriage

好事

høfsu tøf moo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'su tøf moo [[...]] 

road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

好事多磨

• Zøx hør taixcix sitpai bøo iaokirn, in'ui si høfsu tøf moo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo.; Zøx/Zøex hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo. [[...]] 
  The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks so don't worry about difficulties you run into when you are doing good work.
  做事失敗沒關係,因為是好事多磨。

phirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phirn [[...]] 

agree upon

約定

• Taixkef ciaux phirn ciaux kviaa tø hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'kef ciaux phirn ciaux kviaa tø hør. [[...]] 
  It's sufficient that everyone do according to what was agreed upon.
  大家照約定來做就好。

• Phirn cit jit kax yn kviar kax nng tiafmzefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phirn cit jit kax yn kviar kax nng tiarm'zefng. [[...]] 
  She was expected to teach the child for two hours a day.
  約定一天教她的兒子兩個鐘頭。

tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai; (su) [[...]] 

matter, affair, business, undertaking

事

• bøo lie ee tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo lie ee tai [[...]] 
  None of your business.
  沒你的事

• bøo-tixtai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo ti'tai; bøo-ti'tai [[...]] 
  it does not much concern
  沒關係

• høftai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'tai [[...]] 
  good deeds, charity, wedding
  好事

• phvaytai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'tai [[...]] 
  evil deeds, death, accident
  壞事

• siøfkhoafar tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør'khoar'ar tai [[...]] 
  trifling matters, unimportant matters
  小事情

taeliam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taix'liam [[...]] 

out of regard for a person, in consideration of, with attention to

顧念

• taeliam lie khahzar zøx hør taixcix... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taix'liam lie khaq'zar zøx hør tai'cix...; taix'liam lie khaq'zar zøx/zøex hør tai'cix... [[...]] 
  in consideration of your previous good conduct...
  顧念你過去做好事 ...

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