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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

giuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo; (khiuo) [[...]]

pull, to haul, to draw, to tow, solicit (as buyers)

拉,曳

giuo chiwngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo chiuo'ngr [[...]]
pull a person by the sleeve
拉人的袖子

giuo khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo khie'laai [[...]]
pull out (as weeds, etc), pull up
拉(拔) 起來

giwlaai giwkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo'laai giuo'khix [[...]]
tug a thing from both sides
拉來拉去

giuo laang ee sva'afky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo laang ee svaf'ar'ky [[...]]
have a share in other's profits, follow others to partake of a feast without being invited
拉人的衣角,托他人之福

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

in a flash

晃

Hvoar leq tø køex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hvoar lef tø koex.; Hvoar leq tø køex. [[...]]
pass in a flash
一晃就過去

Cidhvoar køex svatafng, sva'hvoar cidsielaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit hvoar koex svaf tafng, svaf hvoar cit'six'laang.; Cit'hvoar køex svaf'tafng, svaf'hvoar cit'six'laang. [[...]]
time passes very fast (Lit. Three years passed in a flash. Three flashes and a lifetime takes place.)
一晃過三冬,三晃過一生。

iawcied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'cied [[...]]

die young, prematurely

夭折

Sva'høex ciu iawcied khix`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf'hoex ciu iao'cied khix af.; Svaf'høex ciu iao'cied khix`aq. [[...]]
He died prematurely at the age of three.
三歲就夭折了。

kex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex; (kax) [[...]]

frame, scaffolding, shelf, rack

架

hem of a shirt or coat

裾

giuo sva'afky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo svaf'ar'ky [[...]]
follow someone and have a share in the profits
託人的福

kviebin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'bin [[...]]

come face to face, to visit, see another

見面

khix kab y kviebin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix kab y kvix'bin [[...]]
go to see him
去跟他見面

mxbad kab y kviebin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad kab y kvix'bin [[...]]
have never seen him before
未曾跟他見面

kiebin sva'hwn zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'bin svaf'hwn zeeng [[...]]
If you ask him in person, he will show you sympathy (30% of compassion).
見面三分情

phex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phex; (phax) [[...]]