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utøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'te; ii'tøe [[...]] 

spare ground, elbow-room, leeway

餘地

• bøo gi'bun ee i'te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo gii'bun ee ii'te [[...]] 
  there is no room for doubt
  沒有疑問的餘地

• bøo laau i'tøe ho laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laau ii'te ho laang; bøo laau ii'tøe ho laang [[...]] 
  leaving him with no ground to stand on, leaving him without any room for self-respect or respect from others (as by scolding or reproving him before those who respect or look up to him), corner a person
  沒留餘地給人

kheq ky ixtøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq ky i'te; kheq ky i'tøe [[...]] 

be a stranger in a foreign land

客居異地

khvoarbøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax bøo [[...]] 

cannot find, look but not see (sometimes has the meaning of "not know how to")

看不到,看不懂

• Goar khvoax bøo y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax (zhoe) bøo y.; Goar khvoax bøo y.; (Goar zhøe bøo y.) [[...]] 
  I could not find him.
  我找不到他。

• Cid tviw tøextoo goar khvoax bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tviw te'too goar khvoax bøo.; Cid tviw tøe'too goar khvoax bøo. [[...]] 
  I don't know how to read this map.
  這張地圖我看不懂。

Langkheq laai ciaq boeq saote, langkheq tngfkhix ciaq boeq zvoatee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang'kheq laai ciaq boeq saux'te, laang'kheq tngr'khix ciaq boeq zvoaf'tee.; Laang'kheq laai ciaq bøeq saux'tøe, laang'kheq tngr'khix ciaq bøeq zvoaf'tee. [[...]] 

He sweeps the floor after the guest arrives, He brews tea after the guest has departed. i.e. (he does everything too late)

客人來了才要掃地,客人走了才要泡茶。為時已晚

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

detain, obstruct, to keep, to delay, remain, to stay, be at a standstill, leave behind, preserve

留

• bøo laau i'tøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laau ii'te; bøo laau ii'tøe [[...]] 
  put a man too much to shame (by severe scolding before others)
  不留餘地

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