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bøe køeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be koex'chiuo; bøe køex'chiuo [[...]] 

unable to do something successfully

沒得手

• thautheh bøe køeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'theh be koex'chiuo; thaw'theh bøe køex'chiuo [[...]] 
  unable to steal successfully
  沒偷得手

• In'ui langkheq laai, cittngx ciah bøe køeachiuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui laang'kheq laai, cid tngx ciah be koex'chiuo.; Yn'ui laang'kheq laai, cid'tngx ciah bøe køex'chiuo. [[...]] 
  Because a visitor came, I could not finish my meal
  因為客人來,這餐飯吃不成。

bofng-bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng'bøo'lo; bofng/bof-bøo'lo [[...]] 

not to find the road in the dark, find no solution to a difficult case

找不到路,摸不著頭緒

• Bøo tiexnhøea, bofng-bølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tien'hoea, bofng'bøo'lof.; Bøo tien'høea, bofng-bøo'lo. [[...]] 
  no electric light, can't find the way
  沒電燈摸不著路。

• Citkhoarn taixcix goar mxbad zørkøex, bongbølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn tai'cix goar m'bad zøx'koex, bofng'bøo'lo.; Cid'khoarn tai'cix goar m'bad zøx'køex, bofng/bof'bøo'lo. [[...]] 
  This kind of thing I haven't done before, I can't figure it out.
  這種事我沒做過,摸不著頭緒。

zawlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'lo [[...]] 

be on the run, on the lam

逃債,亡命

• Y tør laang cinzøe cvii, citmar cidsiekøex teq zawlo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tør laang cyn'ze cvii, cirm'mar cit'six'kex teq zao'lo.; Y tør laang cyn'zøe cvii, cid'mar cit'six'køex teq zao'lo. [[...]] 
  He owes people all kinds of money, now he's hiding out.
  他倒人很多錢,現在到處逃債。

køex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex; køex; (kex, køx) [[...]] 

go through, to cross, past, a time (as once, twice etc.), burn away to ashes (as wood, coal, candle), to pass over, sign of passive or of work done on a thing

過,次

• Khix hiaf khix nng koex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix hiaf khix nng koex. [[...]] 
  I have been there twice.
  那兒去過兩次。

• Cid khoarn laqzeg (hoefthvoax) cyn khoaix koex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn lah'zeg (hoea'thvoax) cyn khoaix koex. [[...]] 
  This kind of candle (charcoal) burns down very quickly.
  這種蠟燭(木炭) 很容易燒完。

• Citniar svaf iawbøe søefkøex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid niar svaf iao'boe sea'koex.; Cid'niar svaf iao'bøe søea'køex. [[...]] 
  This shirt has not been washed.
  這件衣服還未洗過。

• bøo koex kurn ee zuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo koex kurn ee zuie; (bøo kurn'koex ee zuie) [[...]] 
  un-boiled water
  未煮開的水

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