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bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]] 

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• Zwciah`ee na bøextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie.; Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]] 
  If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
  廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

• In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe.; Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]] 
  Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
  因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

ciaoluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'luun; (luun'liuu) [[...]] 

take turns, in turn, by turns, in regular and proper succession

照輪,輪流

• Larn laai ciaoluun (lunliuu) kor'mii (kor'mee). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Larn laai ciaux'luun (luun'liuu) kox'mii (kox'mee). [[...]] 
  Let's keep watch at night by turns.
  我們來輪流值夜。

zu kor ylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu kor ie'laai [[...]] 

since ancient times

自古以來

kofhy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'hy [[...]] 

seventy years old

古稀

• Jinsefng chitsip koflaai hy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiin'sefng chid'sip kor'laai hy. [[...]] 
  A man of seventy years has rarely been seen since ancient times
  人生七十古來稀。

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