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🗣 piefn 🗣 (u: piefn) 扳^t [wt][mo] pian [#]

1. (V) to grasp firmly || 牢牢抓住東西。

🗣le: (u: Piefn ho tiaau, m'thafng paxng.) 🗣 (扳予牢，毋通放。) (牢牢抓住，不要放。)

2. (V) to pull forcefully in some direction to straighten out or reverse || 用力向某一方向拉，使固定的東西扭轉或倒下。

🗣le: (u: Ka hid ky thiq'ky'ar piefn ho oafn.) 🗣 (共彼枝鐵枝仔扳予彎。) (把那枝鐵條弄彎。)

🗣le: (u: Cit ee thix'thaau, cit ee piefn'hvi.) 🗣 (一个剃頭，一个扳耳。) (一個剃頭，一個幫忙拉下耳朵。比喻浪費人力。)

3. (V) to turn around (an undesirable situation) || 扭轉、挽回衰敗的情勢。

🗣le: (u: Tai'cix piefn be tngr`laai`aq.) 🗣 (代誌扳袂轉來矣。) (事情已無法挽回了。)
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