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bøexhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'høo; bøe'høo [[...]] 

be uncongenial, not in agreement, disunion, unprofitable, cannot make both ends meet

不和睦,不划算

• ka'teeng bøexhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'teeng be'høo; kaf'teeng bøe'høo [[...]] 
  domestic discord
  家庭不和

• Cidliap lirngoq kab lie voa cidky pid bøexhøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'liap lixn'goq kab lie voa cit'ky pid be'høo.; Cit'liap lixn'goq kab lie voa cit'ky pid bøe'høo. [[...]] 
  It is not profitable for me to exchange one apple for one plum with you.
  一個蘋果和你換一隻筆划不來。

bu'naixhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'nai'høo; (bøo'taf'oaa) [[...]] 

no other recourse, no alternative, no help for it

無奈何,不得已

• Bu'naixhøo, soaq tiøh afnny zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Buu'nai'høo, soaq tiøh arn'ny zøx [[...]] 
  There was no other alternative so it had to be done.
  無奈何,結果得這樣做。

zhngthaau phaq, zhngbøea høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhngg'thaau phaq, zhngg'boea høo; zhngg'thaau phaq, zhngg'bøea høo [[...]] 

fight between husband and wife at one end of the bed, and after a little while be in harmony at the other end of the bed

床頭吵,床尾和。

høbok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'bok [[...]] 

have friendly ties, be on friendly terms, be at peace

和睦

hø'hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'hør [[...]] 

be on friendly terms, maintain friendly relations

和好

hø'hoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'hoxng [[...]] 

How much more? How much less?

何況

• Y bøexhiao korng Engguo, hø'hoxng Tekguo (køhkhaq bøexhiao korng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y be'hiao korng Efng'gie, høo'hoxng Teg'gie (køq'khaq be'hiao korng).; Y bøe'hiao korng Efng'guo, høo'hoxng Teg'guo (køq'khaq bøe'hiao korng). [[...]] 
  He cannot speak English, much less German.
  他不會說英語,德語更不用說了。

høkae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'kae [[...]] 

reconciliation, friendly settlement, be reconciled with

和解

• kab laang høkae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kab laang høo'kae [[...]] 
  reconcile oneself with some one
  跟人和解

• ho laang høkae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang høo'kae; (ka laang høo'kae) [[...]] 
  make peace between two parties
  幫人和解

huohøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux'høo [[...]] 

agree without conviction, repeat what others say, be a "yes" man

附和

Kaf høo baxnsu seeng, kaf loan baxnsix keeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaf høo ban'su seeng, kaf loan ban'six keeng. [[...]] 

If the family is harmonious, everything will be successful, if the family is a mess, all will be in poor shape.

家合萬事成,家亂萬世窮。

pawhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pao'høo [[...]] 

saturation, be saturated

飽和

put'høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'høo [[...]] 

discord, trouble, strife, be at strife with, be on bad terms with, be in discord with, have a quarrel with, fall out with, become estranged from, not on good terms, at loggerheads

不和

sea be zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sea be zhefng; søea bøe zhefng [[...]] 

unable to vindicate oneself

洗不清

• Eng Ng'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng.; Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia søea bøe zhefng. [[...]] 
  It cannot be washed clean even with the water of the Yellow River. (said of a bad name)
  用黃河的水也洗不清。

sym peeng khix høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym peeng khix høo [[...]] 

be in a calm mood

心平氣和

sit'høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sid'høo [[...]] 

discord, dissension, be on bad terms

失和

• ka'teeng sit'høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'teeng sid'høo [[...]] 
  domestic discord (troubles)
  家庭失和

tid jinhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tid jiin'høo [[...]] 

be greet, welcome by people

得人和,得到人家喜愛

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