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bafng'ar texng gukag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng'ar texng guu'kag ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

doesn't feel it, only slightly affected, remains unperturbed (Lit. a mosquito to stings a bull's horn)

蚊子螫牛角,不在乎

• Bafng'ar texng laxnphaf, phvae phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Barng'ar texng lan'phaf, phvae phaq. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  be in dilemma, be driven to the wall (Lit. When a mosquito stings you in the scrotum, you have to be very careful how you go about swatting it.)
  蚊子螫陰囊,難打,棘手。

bøexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao; bøe'hiao ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

do not know how to (affirmative form is øexhiao)

不會

• Bøexhiao sayzuun hiaam khøef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; Bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  The person who can't navigate a boat says the river is too winding.
  不會開船嫌溪彎，不怪自己能力差，反而怨天尤人。

• Bøexhiao siuu, khanthoaf laxnphaf toa kiuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa khiuu.; Bøe'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa kiuu. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  blame the hammer when you don't drive the nail straight, blame others or other things for personal skills being insufficient (Lit. Don't know how to swim because scrotum is too big.)
  不怪自己能力差，反而怨天尤人。

• Cid kux ee iesux goar bøexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar be'hiao.; Cid kux ee ix'sux goar bøe'hiao. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  I don't know the meaning of this sentence, don't know how to explain it.
  這句的意思我不懂。

• Goar bøexhiao saychiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao sae'chiaf.; Goar bøe'hiao sae'chiaf. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  I don't know how to drive a car.
  我不會開車。

• Goar bøexhiao korng Enggie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao korng Efng'gie.; Goar bøe'hiao korng Efng'gie. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  I cannot (don't know how to) speak English.
  我不會講英語。

• Goar bøexhiao eng ti ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao eng ti ciah.; Goar bøe'hiao eng ti ciah. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  I cannot (don't know how to) eat with chopsticks.
  我不會用筷子吃飯。

zailan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

disaster, calamity, catastrophe

災難

zenglie lan'ioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng'lie laan'ioong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

contrary to reason or common sense, absurd

情理難容

zharnlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaxn'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

brilliant, splendid, dazzlingly bright

燦爛

zharnlan hui'hoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaxn'lan huy'hoong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

brilliant and magnificent

燦爛輝煌

zharnlan-konghuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaxn'lan'kofng'huy; zhaxn'lan-kofng'huy ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

brilliant and glorious

燦爛光輝

chviux laxnthaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviux'lan'thaan; chviux lan'thaan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

sing mountain song

唱山歌

zhurnpo lan'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuxn'po laan'ii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

hard to walk even an inch

寸步難移

zølan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøf'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

meet with difficulty, misfortune, or death

遭難

haylan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

disaster at sea

海難

hae taf ciøh noa, hae kof sek lan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae taf ciøh noa, hae kof sek lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

I will remain faithful to you even if the sea dries up and stones rots.

海枯石爛

guxlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gu'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

get killed in an accident, be murdered by enemy troops, rebels, etc

遇難

guilan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guii'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

danger, trouble, disaster, distress

危難

høxhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø'hoan; (hø'lan) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

misfortune, calamity

禍災,禍難,禍患

høxlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø'lan; (hø'hoan) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

misfortune, calamity

禍災,禍難,禍患

hoflan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

lot of artful talk, pretty words

花言巧語

• oe hoflan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe hor'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  lot of artful talk, pretty words
  花言巧語

hoaxnlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoan'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

adversity, suffer misfortune

患難

hoaxnlan cy kaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoan'lan cy kaw ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

friendship cemented in adversity

患難之交

hog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

happiness, good fortune, good luck, blessing, bliss

福

• Hog juu Tonghae, siu pie Lamsafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hog juu Tofng'hae, siu pie Laam'safn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  birthday greeting (May your happiness be as the Eastern Sea, your age as Mt. Lan!)
  福如東海，壽比南山。

• hog buu sofng cix, hø pud tafn heeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog buu sofng cix, hø pud tafn heeng. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  Blessings never comes in pairs, misfortune never comes singly
  福無雙至,禍不單行。

hudar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hut'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

kernel, fruit stone

核子

• laxnhudar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'hut'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  testicles
  睪丸

Iasof siuxlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaa'sof siu'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

Passion

耶穌受難

Iasof siuxlaxnjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaa'sof siu'lan'jit ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

Good Friday

耶穌受難日

imloong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'loong; (lan'phaf) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

scrotum

陰囊

iwkhao lan'gieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'khao laan'gieen ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

unable to speak out in one's own defense

有口難言

kamlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaam'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

work that can't be done or impossible to finish (coarse expression)

比喻辦不到的事(粗話)

kheklan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheg'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

overcome difficulties

克難

khoflan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khor'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

great misery, suffering, hardship

苦難

• Iasof ui jinlui siuxcin khoflan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaa'sof ui jiin'lui siu'cin khor'lan. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  Jesus suffered many hardships for mankind.
  耶穌為人類受盡苦難。

Khoflan Zwjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khor'lan Zuo'jit ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

Passion Sunday (Catholic)

苦難主日

khonglan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khofng'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

air disaster, plane crash or collision

空難

kiplan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kib'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

misfortune, grave danger, help in crisis

急難

kiuozex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiux'zex ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

relief, relieve (a person from)

救濟

• kiuozex sarnlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiux'zex saxn'laang ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  help the poor
  救濟窮人

• kiuozex laxnbiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiux'zex lan'biin ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  help refugees
  救濟難民

kiuolan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiux'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

help out of distress, to rescue, salvage

救難

kiuolaxnsor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiux'lan'sor ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

refugee camps

救難所所

koklan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

national crisis (trouble, affliction)

國難

lan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

hardship, pain, affliction, suffering, distress, trouble

難

• zailan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  calamity, disasters — flood, fire, famine, oppressive government
  災難

• hoaxnlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoan'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  calamity, affliction, be suffered
  患難

• khoflan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khor'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  great misery, suffering, hardship
  苦難

lan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

male organs, especially penis

陰莖

• thngrkhorlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thngx'khox'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  not wearing trousers
  裸體

laxnbiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'biin ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

refugees, people in distress, from famine

難民

laxnbiin siuiongsor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'biin siw'ioong'sor ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

haven or shelter for refugees, refugee camp, center

難民收容所

laxnciao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'ciao ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

penis (slang)

陰莖,屌

laxnciawthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'ciao'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

glans, the head (of the penis)

龜頭

laxnhefng laxnte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'hefng lan'te ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

noble pair of brothers, two just alike, one as good (or bad) as the other

難兄難弟

laxnhudar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'hut'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

testicles

睪丸丸

• iafm laxnhudar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iafm lan'hut'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  castration
  割睪丸

lan'ie heng'ioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan'ie heeng'ioong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

indescribable, beyond description

難以形容

lan'ie siongzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan'ie siofng'zhux ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

difficult to live or deal with

難以相處

lan'ie siongsixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan'ie siofng'sixn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

incredible, difficult to believe

難以相信

laxnmof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'mof ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

male pubic hair

屌毛

laxnphaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'phaf ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

scrotum

陰曩

• toa laxnphaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa lan'phaf ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  having a very large scrotum, hydrocele or similar diseases of the scrotal area
  脫腸,疝氣

laxnsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'siin; (lan'siin'khix) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

A person susceptible to praise of his extravagance. The last of the big spenders.

誇大,愛出風頭

laxnsuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'suy ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

glans, head of the penis

龜頭

lan'uizeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan'uii'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

feel ashamed, uneasy, embarrassed, bashful

難為情

løqlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løh'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

encounter difficulty, disaster, calamity, suffer a misfortune, be out of luck

落難

noa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: noa; (lan) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

rotten, putrid, boiled very soft and tender, lazy

爛,懶散

• Y cyn noa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn noa. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  He is wishy-washy (apathetic).
  他很懶散。

• cie ho noa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie ho noa ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  cook until very soft and tender
  煮爛

oexhoflan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe'hor'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

talk at random, say irresponsible things (slang)

吹牛,撒謊

phoo-laxnphaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoo'lan'phaf; phoo-lan'phaf ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

flatter, curry favor with, fawn upon

諂媚,拍馬屁

pixlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pi'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

escape calamity, avoid disaster, find refuge, keep out of the way of great calamities, war, rebellions

避難

pixlaxnsor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pi'lan'sor ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

refuge, haven, sanctuary, refugee center

避難所

pwnsexng lan'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: purn'sexng laan'ii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

one's nature cannot be altered

本性難移

siuxkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'khor ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

suffer misery or calamity

受苦

• siu khoflan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu khor'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  suffer hardship
  受苦難

• siuxkhor siuxlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'khor siu'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  suffer all the hardship
  受苦受難

siuxlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

suffer trials and tribulation

受難

Siuxlaxnjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siu'lan'jit ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

Good Friday

受難日

suy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suy ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

mouth, spout of a tea pot, the glans of the penis

茶壺嘴,陰莖頭

• laxnsuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'suy ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  the glans of the penis
  龜頭

• u suy bøo kvoa ee oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u suy bøo kvoa ee oe ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  useless foolish talk
  廢話

taixlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

great disasters

大難

thngrkhorlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thngx'khox'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

not wearing trousers, (child or fisherman) naked below the waist, with out pants

裸體,光著屁股

thoatlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoad'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

escape troubles

脫難

tøzay-tølan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøf'zay tøf'lan; tøf'zay-tøf'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

be plagued by frequent ills, be dogged by bad luck

多災多難

tølan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøo'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

seek refuge from calamities, flee from great calamity

逃難

toa zailan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa zay'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

great calamity — pestilence, flood or famine

大災難

tuxlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tu'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

feel wronged and act irrationally (vulgar language)

賭氣(粗話)

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