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zherngkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhexng'kw [[...]] 

seek or be in the limelight, presumptuous, smug, tacky, vain, focus on one's appearance, meddlesome, officious

出風頭,愛臭美

• Sviw zherngkw, u cit jit lie e khix limtiøh kvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sviw zhexng'kw, u cit jit lie e khix lym'tiøh kvy. [[...]] 
  You are too meddlesome, one day someone will teach you a thing or two (Lit. you will drink lye).
  好管閒事,有一天你會得到教訓。

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

money, cash

錢

• uxcvilaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'cvii'laang [[...]] 
  wealthy man
  有錢人

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]] 
  Money talks. (Lit. If you have money, you can make a devil turn the mill for you.)
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

• cvii siekhaf, laang nng khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii six'khaf, laang nng khaf [[...]] 
  Don't run after it, you can't catch it. (Lit. Money has four legs to your two.)
  錢四腳,人只有兩腳,賺錢不易。

gai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gai [[...]] 

hinder, obstruct, injure

礙

• Cid khoarn iøqar e gai uixtngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn iøh'ar e gai ui'tngg. [[...]] 
  This kind of drug injures the stomach.
  這種藥傷胃腸。

• Zhuix kab cih uxsi'ar ia e siøgai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhuix kab cih u'sii'ar ia e siøf'gai. [[...]] 
  The best friends sometimes have a falling out. (Lit. Some times the mouth and tongue hurt each other.)
  唇齒有時會相礙,至友有時也會發生摩擦。

Giaqthaau svachiøq u sinbeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Giah'thaau svaf'chiøq u siin'beeng. [[...]] 

The gods are always near you. (Lit. Raise your head three feet and there is a spirit.)

舉頭三尺有神明。

hiahkwar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaq'kuo'ar [[...]] 

quite recently

不久以前

• u hiahkwar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hiaq'kuo'ar [[...]] 
  quite a while (Lit. multiple enclitics)
  有一段時間了

hiøxhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'hoan [[...]] 

future trouble

後患

• Aix zafmzhao tikyn ciaq bøe u hiøxhoan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aix zarm'zhao tii'kyn ciaq be u hiø'hoan.; Aix zarm'zhao tii'kyn ciaq bøe u hiø'hoan. [[...]] 
  Lit. You need to pull weeds out by the roots to avoid future trouble.
  要斬草除根才不會有後患。

Jinsefng putju'ix ee su, zap u pøeq kao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiin'sefng pud'juu'ix ee su, zap u peq kao.; Jiin'sefng pud'juu'ix ee su, zap u pøeq kao. [[...]] 

Life is full of difficulties, everything doesn't go the way we want it to. (Lit. Man's life is not as the heart desires, ten things include eight things and nine things.)

人生不如意的事,十有八九。

khvoaru ciaqbøo kantvaf giexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'u ciah'bøo kafn'tvaf giexn [[...]] 

dreaming impossible dreams (Lit. You see it, but can't have, you just yearn for it.)

看得到吃不著乾瞪眼。

kuiesu? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuix'su? [[...]] 

your honorable affair

貴事

• Lie laai zhøe goar u symmih kuiesu? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie laai zhoe goar u sirm'miq kuix'su?; Lie laai zhøe goar u sirm'mih kuix'su? [[...]] 
  What can I do for you? (Lit. What honorable business do you have with me?)
  你來找我有什麼貴事?

Niaw khaux niawzhuo kea uxsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw khaux niao'chie kea u sym.; Niaw khaux niao'zhuo kea u'sym. [[...]] 

pretend to be sad (Lit. The cat cries over the death of a rat.)

貓哭耗子假慈悲。

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