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hero or brave man can be bullied by a bunch of weaklings when he is down on his luck. (A tiger out of his natural environment can be bullied by a dog.)

虎落平陽被犬欺。

ysex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'sex [[...]]

presume on power or authority

倚勢

ysex khijiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'sex khy'jiin [[...]]
presume on authority to browbeat others
倚勢欺人

jiin sien pi jiin khy, mar sien pi jiin khii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin sien pi jiin khy, mar sien pi jiin khii [[...]]

as a good horse is ridden, so a good kind man is cheated, Ride a good horse to death.

人善被人欺,馬善被人騎

keleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'leeng; (khy'niq'neq) [[...]]

quinine

奎寧

khy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy [[...]]

leaning, inclined, tilted

傾斜

Hid ky thiauar khikhy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ky thiau'ar khy'khy. [[...]]
That pillar is slanting a bit.
那支柱子稍微傾斜。

Zuun khy koealaai, khy koeakhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuun khy koex'laai, khy koex'khix. [[...]]
The boat is rolling and pitching.
船晃來晃去。

khy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy [[...]]

cheat, impose on, deceive, to insult, to bully

欺

khi'ab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'ab [[...]]

cheat and oppress

欺壓

khizax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'zax; (zax'khy) [[...]]

fraud, imposture, to swindle, defraud, impose upon

欺詐,詐欺

khi'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'hu [[...]]

oppress, treat unjustly, to tease, persecute, bully

欺負

khy'yn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'yn [[...]]

origin or cause (as of dispute or fighting)

起因

khijiin zuxkhy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'jiin zu'khy [[...]]

cheat oneself and others

欺人自欺

khijiin thaesim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'jiin thaix'sim [[...]]

It's really too much! You've insulted me beyond the limit.

欺人太甚

khikhy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'khy [[...]]

tilt, incline, slope, slant

傾斜

khikhiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'khiaw; (khiaw'khy) [[...]]

to (deliberately) make things diffcult for others

刁難

khikwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'kwn [[...]]

withhold truth from the emperor

欺君

khy'mar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'mar [[...]]

opening price, minimum, at least

起碼

khy'mof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'mof [[...]]

frame, state of mind, mood (transliteration of the Japanese word, "kimo")

心情,氣氛(外來語)

Korng hiaq ee bøiebøsux ee oe, thviaf liao khy'mof cviaa bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng hiaq ee bøo'ix'bøo'sux ee oe, thviaf liao khie'mof cviaa bae. [[...]]
My mood became very bad when I heard all that senseless talk.
說那些沒意思的話,聽了心情很不好。

khy'mociq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'mof'ciq [[...]]

mood, atmosphere (transliteration of the Japanese word, "kimochi")

氣氛(外來語)

khi'moaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'moaa [[...]]

deceive (by concealing faults)

欺瞞

khi'phiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'phiexn [[...]]

deceive, to swindle

欺騙

khi'piin tioxnghux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'piin tiong'hux [[...]]

cheat the poor and respect the rich

欺貧重富

khisien phvarog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy'sien phvax'og [[...]]

oppress the good and timid and fear the wicked

欺善怕惡

khiaukhy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaw'khy [[...]]

fastidious, touchy

刁難,苛求的

khuxn thafnkhy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuxn tharn'khy; (khuxn tharn'khy'syn) [[...]]

lie on one's side

側臥

kixnbiø khisiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kin'biø khy'siin [[...]]

familiarity breeds contempt (Lit. One being near the temple is apt to insult the gods.)

近廟欺神

kioong khy jiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong khy jiok [[...]]

strong oppress the weak, big fish eat little fish

強欺弱

loo khy zuo, ciah bøo kuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loo khy zuo, ciah bøo kuo [[...]]

short life for a slave who abuses his master

奴欺主,活不久

peng'viuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peeng'viuu; (pvee'viuu) [[...]]

vast level plain

平原

Hor løh peng'viuu pi khiern khy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hor løh peeng'viuu pi khiern khy. [[...]]
tiger once out of his natural environment may be bullied even by a dog. — A hero or brave man is bullied by a bunch of weaklings when he is down on his luck
虎落平原被犬欺。

phiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phiexn [[...]]