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arnha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'ha [[...]] 

leave a thing as it is, suspending an affair and leaving it just as it is, not maintain something

擱下

ap'ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ab'ha [[...]] 

press down

壓下

beeng boarn thienha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng boarn thiefn'ha [[...]] 

enjoy a world-wide fame, be world-famous

名滿天下

beeng ioong thienha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng ioong thiefn'ha [[...]] 

name spread all over the world, the name is known far and wide

名揚天下

boarn thienha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn thiefn'ha [[...]] 

all over the world, everywhere

滿天下

bogha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'ha [[...]] 

the present, at present

目下

bunbeeng thienha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'beeng thiefn'ha [[...]] 

world-famous

聞名天下

zaixha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'ha [[...]] 

the least of all, my humble self

在下

zhek'ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheg'ha [[...]] 

my dear parents (a greeting in a letter to parents ) literally: kneeling down

膝下

chiw'e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'e; (chiuo'ha) [[...]] 

under the hand, under the power or control of, underling, subordinate

手下

chiwe ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'e ee laang; (po'ha) [[...]] 

servants, underlings, subordinate

屬下,部下

chiwha liuzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'ha liuu'zeeng [[...]] 

show leniency or mercy

手下留情

chiwha paixcioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'ha pai'cioxng [[...]] 

one who has suffered defeat at my or your hands

手下敗將

zho'ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'ha; (zhof'he) [[...]] 

early summer

初夏

ci'ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cy'ha [[...]] 

under, under the leadership of

之下

ciok'ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciog'ha [[...]] 

term of respect placed after the name when addressing another found usually in letters

足下

haxhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'hiofng [[...]] 

go to the country

下鄉

haxhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'hoan [[...]] 

descend to earth from heaven (said of supernatural begins in mythology)

下凡

haxhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'hofng [[...]] 

inferior position, at a disadvantages, leeward

下風

haxhoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'hoxng [[...]] 

reassignment to countryside

下放

haxieseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'ix'seg [[...]] 

subconscious

下意識

haxiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'iøh; (he'iøh) [[...]] 

write a prescription for medicine

下藥

haxiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'iuu [[...]] 

downstream

下游

haxkax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'kax [[...]] 

marry someone beneath her station

下嫁

haxkaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'kaix [[...]] 

earth as seen through the eyes of supernatural beings who are supposed to dwell in the heavens above

下界

haxkaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'kaix; (au'kaix) [[...]] 

next term or election

下屆

haxkaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'kaxng [[...]] 

descend into this world, come down

下降

haxkhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'khøx [[...]] 

class is over, class dismissed

下課

haxkib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'kib [[...]] 

lower class or grade

下級

haxkib kvoaoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'kib kvoaf'oaan [[...]] 

petty or junior official

下級官員

haxkuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'kuix [[...]] 

summer season

夏季

haxkui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'kui; (kui løh'khix) [[...]] 

kneel down

下跪

haxleng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'leng [[...]] 

give a command

下令

haxleng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'leng [[...]] 

summer, summer time

夏令

haxleng haghau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'leng hak'hau [[...]] 

summer school

夏令學校

haxleng-viaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'leng'viaa; ha'leng-viaa [[...]] 

summer camp

夏令營

haxleng oexsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'leng oe'sefng [[...]] 

summer sanitation, public health in summer months

夏令衛生

haxleng sikafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'leng sii'kafn [[...]] 

Daylight Saving Time

夏令時間

haxlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'lie [[...]] 

maid, a domestic

下女

haxliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'liuu [[...]] 

low lower classes, mean

下流

• haxliuu ee oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'liuu ee oe; (korng'oe cyn ha'liuu) [[...]] 
  low talk, classes of society
  下流的話,講話很下流

haxliuu siaxhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'liuu sia'hoe [[...]] 

lower classes of society

下流社會

hax'mar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'mar; (løh'bea) [[...]] 

dismount

下馬

haxmar-uy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'mar'uy; ha'mar-uy [[...]] 

warn against insubordination, etc, by enforcing strict discipline when one first takes office

下馬威

haxgvor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'gvor; (gvor'hiø) [[...]] 

PM

下午,午後

Haxoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ha'oaf [[...]] 

Eve (Protestant)

夏娃

Ha'oa'iq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Haf'oaf'iq; (Ha'uy'ii) [[...]] 

Hawaii

夏威夷

haxpafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'pafn [[...]] 

go off duty, quit work for the day

下班

haxpafn sikafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'pafn sii'kafn [[...]] 

closing time

下班時間

haxpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'po [[...]] 

lower part, the privates

下部

haxsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'syn; (e'syn) [[...]] 

lower part of the body, the privates

下身

haxsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'su [[...]] 

military rank of corporal

下士

haxsuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'suie [[...]] 

internal organs usually from pig, cow or chicken

下水(動物內臟)

• haxsuythngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'suie'thngf [[...]] 
  soup made with internal organs usually from pig, cow or chicken
  下水湯(動物內臟湯)

haxsuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'suun [[...]] 

last ten days of a month

下旬

haxtaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'taai [[...]] 

get off stage, be driven from office, lost power

下台

• bøextaxng haxtaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'taxng ha'taai; bøe'taxng ha'taai [[...]] 
  cannot bring to a conclusion, be put in an awkward position, be put on the spot
  下不了台

haxterng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'terng [[...]] 

lower class, inferior, coarse

下等

ha-texnggi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha teng'gi; ha-teng'gi [[...]] 

define, give a definition

下定義

haxtefngphirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'terng'phirn [[...]] 

inferior article

下等品

haxterng thornghoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'terng thoxng'hoex; ha'terng thoxng'hoea; (ha'terng thoxng'hoea) [[...]] 

imperfect contrition (Catholic)

下等痛悔

haxterng toxngbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'terng tong'but [[...]] 

animals of a lower order

下等動物

haxthea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'thea [[...]] 

the privates, genitals

下體

haxtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'tviuu [[...]] 

conclusion, the end, an exit from the stage, the close of a performance

下場

Haxui'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ha'uy'ii; (Haf'oaf'iq) [[...]] 

Hawaii

夏威夷

Goxkag taixha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Go'kag tai'ha [[...]] 

The Pentagon

五角大廈

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

be willing, be desirous of, anything one wishes or desires, an ambition or aspiration, a vow

願

• Goan lie peng'afn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goan lie peeng'afn. [[...]] 
  Peace be to you!
  願你平安。

• Goan thienha iuo zengjiin kay seeng koarnsiok. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goan thiefn'ha iuo zeeng'jiin kay seeng koaxn'siok. [[...]] 
  May all loves be united in marriage!
  願天下有情人終成眷屬

goadha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goat'ha [[...]] 

beneath the moon, at night

月下

goadha løfjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goat'ha lør'jiin; (goat'lør) [[...]] 

old man in the moon — he is supposed to unite by an invisible thread those persons destined to be married

月下老人,月老

ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha [[...]] 

descend, put down, to lay, below, under, inferior, low, next, vulgar, to issue an order, begin

下

ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha [[...]] 

summer

夏

ha'bøextør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haf'be'tør; haf'bøe'tør [[...]] 

can't help it, having no alternative, cannot cope with, cannot deal with

奈何不了

haxbuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'buun [[...]] 

statement that follows, further development or information, "cf. below"

下聞

haxbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'bun [[...]] 

learn from one's inferior

下問

haxzaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'zaan; (e'zaan) [[...]] 

lower stratum, layer or deck, low ranking

下層

haxzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'zeeng [[...]] 

opinion of the masses, difficulties or problems encountered by a subordinate

下情

haxzheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'zheg [[...]] 

bad strategy, measure or policy

下策

haxchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'chiuo; (he'chiuo) [[...]] 

begin, put one's hand to, get to work

下手

haxzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'zhux; (e'zhux, au'pae) [[...]] 

next time

下次

Haxcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ha'cix; (He'cix) [[...]] 

summer solstice, which falls on June 21 or 22 in the northern hemisphere

夏至

haxcien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'cien [[...]] 

low, mean, vile

下賤

• haxcien ee za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'cien ee zaf'bor [[...]] 
  woman of ill fame
  下賤的女人

• haxcien ee mih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'cien ee mih [[...]] 
  trifle, worthless thing, bauble
  下賤的東西

haxcip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'cip [[...]] 

second volume

下集

haxzøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'zøq [[...]] 

mean and low in character, position, or actions

下流,下賤

haxzoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'zoxng [[...]] 

inter

下葬

haxzuylea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'zuie'lea [[...]] 

ceremony of launching a ship

下水禮(船)

ha-zuytø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'zuie'tø; ha-zuie'tø [[...]] 

sewers, sewerage system

下水道

haxgixvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'gi'vi [[...]] 

Lower House

下議院

haxgoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'goaan [[...]] 

fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month

下元,陰曆十月十五

ha'hachiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haf'haf'chiøx [[...]] 

roar with laughter

哈哈笑

ha'haf taixchiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haf'haf tai'chiøx [[...]] 

roar with laughter, to laugh heartily

哈哈大笑

haxheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'heeng [[...]] 

train traveling away from the starting point of a line usually southward

下行

he [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: he; (ha) [[...]] 

summer (see "ha")

夏

he [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: he; (ha) [[...]] 

lay down, to mix things like manure, salt or poison, invest, to vow

下

hex'iøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: he'iøh; (ha'iøh) [[...]] 

write a prescription for medicine

下藥

horngha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoxng'ha [[...]] 

let go

放下

• Hoxng ha totøf lip tøe seeng hut. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoxng ha too'tøf lip te seeng hut.; Hoxng ha too'tøf lip tøe seeng hut. [[...]] 
  lay down the butcher's knife and become Buddha on the spot — the Buddha nature being innate in man (Buddhist expression of conversion)
  放下屠刀,立地成佛。

huogoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux'goaan; (zw'goaan) [[...]] 

resources

富(資) 源

• khai'hoad huogoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khay'hoad hux'goaan; (khay'hoad zw'goaan) [[...]] 
  develop or exploit resources
  開發富源(資源)

• tøexha huogoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: te'ha hux'goaan; tøe'ha hux'goaan; (te'ha zw'goaan) [[...]] 
  underground resources
  地下富源(資源)

hwn sioxngha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn siong'ha [[...]] 

distinguish high from low

分上下

yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ha [[...]] 

below, under, less than, beneath, the following

以下

• siehøex yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'hoex ie'ha; six'høex ie'ha [[...]] 
  four years old and under
  四歲以下

• chinchviu yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'chviu ie'ha [[...]] 
  as follows
  如下

• yha sefngliok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ha serng'liok [[...]] 
  The rest is omitted.
  以下省略

y jiin bunha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y jiin buun'ha [[...]] 

dependent upon others

依人門下

iongbeeng thienha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ioong'beeng thiefn'ha [[...]] 

be known throughout the land, have one's name spread far and wide, become world-famous

揚名天下

itluii thienha hiarng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'luii thiefn'ha hiarng [[...]] 

achieve enormous success at the very first try, become famous overnight

一雷天下響

ju'ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: juu'ha [[...]] 

as below, as follows

如下

kaikib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kay'kib [[...]] 

class, a rank, a grade, an order

階級

• hwn kaikib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn kay'kib [[...]] 
  set up classes
  分階級

• kaikib zeato [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kay'kib zex'to [[...]] 
  class (caste) system
  階級制度

• sioxngliuu kaikib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'liuu kay'kib [[...]] 
  upper classes
  上流階級

• kaikib ee zha'piet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kay'kib ee zhaf'piet [[...]] 
  class distinctions
  階級的差別

• zupurn kaikib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zw'purn kay'kib [[...]] 
  capitalist class
  資本階級

• løtong kaikib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løo'tong kay'kib [[...]] 
  working class
  勞動階級

• siaxhoe kaikib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sia'hoe kay'kib [[...]] 
  social distinctions
  社會階級

• tieseg-kaikib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix'seg kay'kib; tix'seg-kay'kib [[...]] 
  educated class
  知識階級

• tiongliuu kaikib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiofng'liuu kay'kib [[...]] 
  middle classes
  中流階級

• haxliuu kaikib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'liuu kay'kib [[...]] 
  lower classes
  下流階級

kafm paix haxhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafm paix ha'hofng [[...]] 

willing to take an inferior position, concede defeat willingly

甘拜下風

khii hor laan ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khii hor laan ha [[...]] 

unable to get down from the tiger's back — get into a position from which there is no retiring

騎虎難下

kiezaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'zaix [[...]] 

description, describe, to record

記載

• ciaux Serngkefng sor kiezaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux Sexng'kefng sor kix'zaix [[...]] 
  as described in the Holy Bible
  照聖經所記載

• ciaux exbin (yha) sor kiezaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux e'bin (ie'ha) sor kix'zaix [[...]] 
  as follows
  照下面(以下) 所記載

kix jiin li'ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix jiin lii'ha [[...]] 

live in another's house (either for protection or as a dependent)

寄人籬下

kikøf limha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky'køf liim'ha [[...]] 

command a view from a high position, enjoy strategic advantage by holding high ground overlooking the enemy position

居高臨下

kiwzoaan cy ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiuo'zoaan cy ha [[...]] 

underworld, Hades

九泉之下

koa'tieen lyha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'tieen lie'ha [[...]] 

do not tie your shoe strings in a melon patch nor adjust your hat under a plum tree — a position that invites suspicion, give no needless grounds for suspicion

瓜田李下

kok'ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'ha [[...]] 

your (his) excellency, your honor!

閣下

lamha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laam'ha [[...]] 

go down south

南下

Legtai Cieliok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lek'tai Cix'liok; (siong, ha koaxn) [[...]] 

Chronicle (1, 2) (Protestant)

歷代誌略(上,下卷)

lefngtø ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lerng'tø ha [[...]] 

under the guidance of

領導下

li [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: li [[...]] 

diarrhea, disorder of the bowels

痢

• chiahli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq'li [[...]] 
  dysentery
  赤痢

• haxli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'li [[...]] 
  diarrhea
  下痢

liuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liuu; (laau) [[...]] 

flow, drift, circulate, pour off, wander, stray, branch, division, class, rank, unsettled, unfixed

流

• haxliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'liuu [[...]] 
  downstream, the low class (of people), vulgar, coarse
  下流

• hongliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'liuu [[...]] 
  too fond of gaiety and pleasure
  風流

• itliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'liuu [[...]] 
  first class
  一流

• lunliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: luun'liuu [[...]] 
  in rotation
  輪流

• sioxngliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'liuu [[...]] 
  upper stream, higher classes
  上流

liuzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liuu'zeeng [[...]] 

make allowance for, show mercy

留情

• chiwha liuzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'ha liuu'zeeng [[...]] 
  show leniency or mercy
  手下留情

liu'ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liuu'ha [[...]] 

leave, preserve, detain, stop, remain, stay

留下

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

noon, between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

午

• zernggvor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'gvor; (tiofng'gvor) [[...]] 
  noon
  正午(中午)

• haxgvor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'gvor [[...]] 
  afternoon
  下午

• sioxnggvor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'gvor [[...]] 
  forenoon
  上午

• toan'gvor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toafn'gvor [[...]] 
  the fifth of the fifth lunar month
  端午

gvofhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gvor'hiø; (ha'gvor) [[...]] 

P.M.

午後,下午

nyhaxsvoariam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nie'ha'svoax'iam; (ty'thaau'puii) [[...]] 

mumps, parotitis inflammation of a parotid

耳下腺炎,腮腺腫

oay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oay [[...]] 

crooked, awry, off the straight, aslant, wicked, evil

歪

• siong putzexng, ha zeg oay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong pud'zexng, ha zeg oay [[...]] 
  When superiors are wicked, then inferiors are crooked and bad.
  上不正,下即歪。上樑不正,下樑歪。

• tangtør saioay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'tør say'oay [[...]] 
  tumbling about like a drunken man, all awry, in disorder
  東倒西歪

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

class, troop, company, rank, order, to spread, group, distribute, withdraw, place in a series

班

• haxpafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'pafn [[...]] 
  leave the office or factory after working hours
  下班

• iaxpafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia'pafn [[...]] 
  be on night duty, night shift
  夜班

• jidpafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit'pafn [[...]] 
  be on day duty
  日班

• ka'pafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'pafn [[...]] 
  overtime (extra) work, step up operations of (train, bus, airplane)
  加班

• sioxngpafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'pafn [[...]] 
  go on duty, go to the office
  上班

pexha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pe'ha [[...]] 

under the steps — the emperor, Your Majesty, His Majesty

陛下

peeng thienha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peeng thiefn'ha [[...]] 

tranquilize the empire

平天下

phae'e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaix'e; (phaix'ha) [[...]] 

decedents from one and the same tribe, family, or root, cliques, branch of a clan, direct posterity in relation to their ancestor

派下

phofthienha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phor'thiefn'ha; (phor'thvy'e) [[...]] 

in all parts of the world, extended all over the whole world, all the world over, throughout the world

普天下

phofthoaan thienha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phor'thoaan thiefn'ha [[...]] 

proclaim to all the world

普傳天下

phøe'ha zuosia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoee'ha zux'sia; phøee'ha zux'sia [[...]] 

hypodermic injection, subcutaneous injection

皮下注射

pi'ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: py'ha [[...]] 

base, mean, humble, depreciate oneself, humble oneself

卑下

Pie siong putciog, pie ha iwii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pie siong pud'ciog, pie ha iuo'ii. [[...]] 

person is neither on top nor on the bottom (Lit. I don't have as much as those above me but I have more than those below me.)

比上不足,比下有餘。

pit'ha liuzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid'ha liuu'zeeng [[...]] 

have some restraint when attacking others in writing, be merciful in writing

筆下留情

poxha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: po'ha [[...]] 

those under a certain command, a subordinate, persons subject to authority

部下

put'hwn sioxngha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'hwn siong'ha [[...]] 

make no distinction between high and low in rank, disregard precedence

不分上下

putsiofng sioxngha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'siofng siong'ha [[...]] 

about the same (in strength, quality), equal

不相上下

putsw sioxngha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'sw siong'ha [[...]] 

about the same (in strength, quality), equal

不分上下

Satbøfjvie sioxngkoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sad'bør'jvie siong'koaxn; Sad'bør'jvie siong'koaxn [[...]] 

1 Samuel (Protestant)

撒母耳上卷

• Satbøfjvie haxkoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sad'bør'jvie ha'koaxn; Sad'bør'jvie ha'koaxn [[...]] 
  2 Samuel (Protestant)
  撒母耳下卷

Satboxnykie siong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sad'bo'nie'kie siong; (Sad. siong) [[...]] 

1 Samuel (Catholic)

撒慕爾紀上,撒上

• Satboxnykie ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sad'bo'nie'kie ha; (Sad. ha) [[...]] 
  2 Samuel (Catholic)
  撒慕爾紀下,撒下

segkoarn thienha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sek'koarn thiefn'ha [[...]] 

roll the world up like a mat — take all of it, conquer the world

席捲天下

siefn haxchiuo uii kioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn ha'chiuo uii kioong [[...]] 

It's always advantageous to make the first move or take the initiative.

先下手為強

siogha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siok'ha; (po'siok) [[...]] 

one's subordinate

屬下,部屬

sioxngha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'ha [[...]] 

above and below, superior and inferior, up and down, about, heaven and earth, ruler and people

上下

sioxngha itsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'ha id'sym [[...]] 

one heart and mind

上下一心

siong haxpafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong ha'pafn [[...]] 

go on or come off duty respectively

上下班

Siong putzexng, ha zeg oay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siong pud'zexng, ha zeg oay. [[...]] 

When superiors are wicked, then inferiors are crooked and bad.

上樑不正,下樑歪。

sioxngsuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'suun [[...]] 

first ten days of a month

上旬

• tiongsuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiofng'suun [[...]] 
  middle part (ten days) of a month
  中旬

• haxsuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'suun [[...]] 
  last ten days of a month
  下旬

siong tiofng ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong tiofng ha [[...]] 

top, middle, bottom, best, medium, inferior, first, second, third

上中下

su [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: su [[...]] 

scholar, gentleman, officer, soldier

士

• haxsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'su [[...]] 
  corporal (military)
  下士

• hagsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'su [[...]] 
  bachelor of arts, bachelor
  學士

• lysu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie'su [[...]] 
  Miss, lady
  女士

• phoksu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phog'su [[...]] 
  doctoral degree, doctor
  博士

• segsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sek'su [[...]] 
  Master of Arts, master
  碩士

• tøxsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tø'su [[...]] 
  Taoist priest
  道士

su'ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'ha [[...]] 

privately, secretly

私下

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