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chitkhorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'khorng [[...]] 

the seven apertures in the human head, eyes, ears, nose and mouth

七竅,七孔

• chitkhorng zhud huiq (lau'hoeq) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'khorng zhud huiq (laau'hoeq); chid'khorng zhud huiq (laau'hoeq/huiq) [[...]] 
  bleed from seven apertures
  七孔流血

• chitkhorng zhut'iefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'khorng zhud'iefn [[...]] 
  in a state of great fury, extremely angry (Lit. smoke belches out from the seven apertures on a person's head)
  七竅冒煙

jiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiaux; (liaux) [[...]] 

scratch

抓,癢

• Cviu ee sofzai m jiaux, bøe cviu ee sofzai jiaux kaq lau'huiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu ee sor'zai m jiaux, be cviu ee sor'zai jiaux kaq laau'huiq.; Cviu ee sor'zai m jiaux, bøe cviu ee sor'zai jiaux kaq laau'huiq. [[...]] 
  Not to do what has to be done, but to work hard on unnecessary matters. (Lit. Not to scratch the itchy place, but to scratch a place that is not itchy until it bleeds.)
  癢的不抓,不癢的抓得流血,該做的不做,不該做的反而做了。

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