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Hai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hai af. ⬆︎ [[...]] 

Alas! What a mess!

糟糕,糟了

• Tvaf tiøh hai`aq, bøe kie'tid toax cvii laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvaf tiøh hai af, be kix'tid toax cvii laai.; Tvaf tiøh hai`aq, bøe kix'tid toax cvii laai. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Dear me! I forgot to bring money with me.
  糟糕,忘了帶錢來。

giwtiautiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo'tiaau'tiaau ⬆︎ [[...]] 

pull very tight, hold onto securely

拉緊緊

• In'ui y ka goar giwtiautiaau, sofie bøextaxng bøo toax`leq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui y ka goar giuo'tiaau'tiaau, sor'ie be'taxng bøo toax lef.; Yn'ui y ka goar giuo'tiaau'tiaau, sor'ie bøe'taxng bøo toax`leq. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Because he insisted, I had to stay.
  因為他把我緊緊拉住,所以不能不住下。

hax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hax; (haux) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

mourning apparel worn for superiors, "haux" means filial piety

絰,孝

• toarhax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toax'hax ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  wear a mourning badge or crape, be in mourning
  戴孝

ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho ⬆︎ [[...]] 

used to express the passive voice

被 ...

• Goar ho y phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ho y phaq. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I was struck by him.
  我被他打。

• Na toax toaxlo chitthøo, e ho khiechiaf kauhtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na toax toa'lo chid'thøo, e ho khix'chiaf kauq'tiøh. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If you play on the street, you'll be run over by a car.
  要是在馬路上玩,會被車子輾到。

• ho y phaq tiøqkviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho y phaq tiøh'kviaf ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  be frightened by him
  被他嚇著了。

viafbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viar'bak ⬆︎ [[...]] 

conspicuous, showy

顯眼

• Iaokirn ee pai'ar aix zhai toax khaq viafbak ee sofzai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'kirn ee paai'ar aix zhai toax khaq viar'bak ee sor'zai. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Important signs have to be put up in more conspicuous places.
  要緊的牌子要豎在比較顯眼的地方。

iapthiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iab'thiab ⬆︎ [[...]] 

hidden

隱密

• Phvae khvoax ee miqkvia aix khngx toax khaq iapthiab ee sofzai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae khvoax ee mih'kvia aix khngx toax khaq iab'thiab ee sor'zai. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Ugly looking things should be put in a hidden place.
  不好看的東西要放在比較隱密的地方。

toax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toax; (zu) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

dwell, inhabit, stay in a place, to contain (inhabitants), to work for, be employed

住

• kab y toax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kab y toax ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  live with him, be employed by him
  跟他住

• laau y toax`leq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau y toax lex; laau y toax`leq ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  detain him
  留他住下

toax-bøe løh`khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toax be løh'khix; toax-bøe løh`khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 

cannot accommodate (because of limitation of space)

住不下

toax-bøextiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toax be'tiaau; toax-bøe'tiaau ⬆︎ [[...]] 

can not live with others very long, he must leave a place or a job, can not stay very long

待不下去,幹不下去

toarkui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toax'kui ⬆︎ [[...]] 

be pregnant

大肚子(有身孕)

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