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køesae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'sae; køef'sae [[...]] 

chicken dung

雞糞

• Y mxbad laai svy kenng, lorng laai paxng kesae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m'bad laai svy kef'nng, lorng laai paxng kef'sae. [[...]] 
  He has never been here to lay an egg, whenever he comes, he leaves chicken droppings. — He is a troublesome person.
  他成事不足,敗事有餘。

M paxng y soaq (khix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M paxng y soaq (khix). [[...]] 

I won't let him go. (without accusing him)

不放過他,不放他干休

• Y na m heeng goar, goar ciu m paxng y soaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na m heeng goar, goar ciu m paxng y soaq. [[...]] 
  If he will not return it to me, I won't let him go.
  他若不還我,我就不放過他。

paxng y kanhiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng y kafn'hiw [[...]] 

to give up, bring to an end, not to look for revenge or to get even

放他干休

• Y tuix goar afnnef, goar zoadtuix m paxng y kanhiw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tuix goar arn'nef, goar zoat'tuix m paxng y kafn'hiw. [[...]] 
  Because he treated me that way so I certainly will have it out with him.
  他對我這樣,我絕不放他干休。

parngleeng jibhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'leeng jip'hae [[...]] 

release a dragon into the sea — give a man an opportunity to show what he can do

放龍入海

parngsviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'sviaf [[...]] 

warn a man through a 3rd person that we will punish or accuse him if he does such and such

放聲,放言警告

parngtiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'tiaw [[...]] 

threaten, intimidate

放言威脅,恐嚇

• Y parngtiaw boeq thaai goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y paxng'tiaw boeq thaai goar.; Y paxng'tiaw bøeq thaai goar. [[...]] 
  He threatened to kill me.
  他放言要殺我。

tve kviaf sie, paxng kviaf poef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tve kviaf sie, paxng kviaf poef.; tve/tvi kviaf sie, paxng kviaf pøef. [[...]] 

if he holds (the bird) tight, it may die, if loose, it may fly away — afraid either to meddle or to let alone, be stingy, be tight, stint, mean spirit, narrow minded

掐怕死,放怕飛,膽子小

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