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Maryknoll (5)
- iuleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iw'leeng [[...]]
- spirits of the departed
- 幽靈
- Jiin buu oafnli, pid iuo kixn'iw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiin buu oarn'li, pid iuo kin'iw.; Jiin buu oarn'li, pid iuo kin/kun'iw. [[...]]
- He who does not plan for the future will find trouble at his doorstep.
- 人無遠慮,必有近憂。
- kyjiin iw thiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kie'jiin iw thiefn [[...]]
- used to express baseless anxiety, pessimistic fears (The man of Ch'i feared that the sky was about to fall, like "Chicken Little")
- 杞人憂天
- Sit jiin cy lok, tafm jiin cy iw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sit jiin cy lok, tafm jiin cy iw. [[...]]
- He who lives on a man's money should share his sorrows.
- 食人之祿,擔人之憂。