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chiensyn baxnkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'syn ban'khor ⬆︎ [[...]] 

suffer or undergo all conceivable hardship to accomplish something

千辛萬苦

• Chiensyn baxnkhor uixtiøh kviar kaq bor, zongsay zongtafng uixtiøh thad zhuiekhafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor ui'tiøh kviar kaq bor, zoong'say zoong'tafng ui'tiøh thad zhuix'khafng. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand difficulties for the sake of wife and children. Run around all over from east to west just to keep food in the mouth.)
  千辛萬苦為著妻與子,奔東奔西為著渡日子。

• Chiensyn baxnkhor, lorng si uixtiøh cid ee paktor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor, lorng si ui'tiøh cid ee pag'tor. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand hardships, all for the sake of this belly.)
  千辛萬苦,都是為了這個肚子。

chinsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

in person, personally

親自

• Sinhu chinsyn khix ka y khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siin'hu chyn'syn khix ka y khvoax. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Father went himself and inquired about him.
  神父親自去看他。

ciaqsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

eat the latest food in fashion

搶新(食物)

ciongsyn lanboong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'syn laan'boong ⬆︎ [[...]] 

keep in memory throughout one's life

終身難忘

ciongsyn putboong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'syn pud'boong ⬆︎ [[...]] 

keep in memory throughout one's life

終身不忘

cit syn si zex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit syn si zex ⬆︎ [[...]] 

be deep in debt (said of individuals)

一身是債

gengsyn sarngku [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: geeng'syn saxng'ku ⬆︎ [[...]] 

usher in the new and send off the old, (a dinner party held) to greet a new boss, fellow students, etc and bid good-bye to those departing

迎新送舊

hoansyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

toss about in bed

翻身

hunsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

get away, be absent, be in two places at one time

分身

iao hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao hør; (iao'kuo hør) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

excusable, tolerable, passable

還好

• Na cit nng jit iao hør (iawkuo exexngtid). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na cit nng jit iao hør (iao'kuo e'eng'tid). ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  day or two would have been excusable, but …
  要是一兩天還好,還可以

• Goar ee sengkhw iao (iawkuo) høfhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee sefng'khw iao (iao'kuo) hør'hør. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I am tolerably well.
  我的身體還好好的。

• Hid taai thihbea iao (iawkøq) høfhør, mxthafng bøea syn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid taai thiq'bea iao (iao'køq) hør'hør, m'thafng bea syn ee.; Hid taai thiq'bea iao (iao'køq) hør'hør, m'thafng bøea syn ee. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  That bike is still in good shape, don't buy a new one.
  那輛自行車還好好的,不要買新的。

in [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: in ⬆︎ [[...]] 

pregnant, conceived

孕

• hoai'in [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaai'in ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  become pregnant, conceive
  懷孕

• sin'in [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'in ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  child in the womb
  身孕

iongsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ioong'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

find living space, stand up in

容身

• buu iongsyn cy tøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu ioong'syn cy te; buu ioong'syn cy tøe ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  cannot find a space to live in — no place to hide
  無容身之地

iorng-sinmia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'syn'mia; iorng-syn'mia ⬆︎ [[...]] 

in good health

強壯

jinsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

human body, (in law) personal liberty

人身

karm toong syn siu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm toong syn siu ⬆︎ [[...]] 

feel deeply moved by a kindness (shown to somebody else) as if one were actually the object thereof (an expression used often in letters asking favors on behalf of someone else)

感同身受

keg sinzheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg syn'zheng ⬆︎ [[...]] 

vanity, e.g. in dress

講究衣著

kviaxsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvia'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

strong in body, in good health

健康

kuxpaan tea sinciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku'paan tea syn'ciuo ⬆︎ [[...]] 

new wine in old bottles — new concepts in an old framework

舊瓶裝新酒

larm sinmia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: larm syn'mia ⬆︎ [[...]] 

in delicate health, frail health, have a weak constitution

身體虛弱

lauxsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

term of depreciation in speaking of oneself

老身(自稱)

libsyn zhuosex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lip'syn zhux'sex ⬆︎ [[...]] 

establish oneself and manage to get along in the world

立身處世

libsyn texnggiap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lip'syn teng'giap ⬆︎ [[...]] 

establish oneself in a locality or a business, settle down

立身定業

sarngku gengsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng'ku geeng'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

bid farewell to those departing, and greet the arrival of new comers, send off the old year and usher in the new

送舊迎新

syn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

body, person, oneself, in person, child in the womb

身

• chinsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  in person, personally
  親身

• ciongsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  whole life, life long
  終身

• zoansyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  whole body
  全身

• jiogsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiok'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  physical body, the flesh
  肉身

• køeasyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'syn; køex'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  die
  去世

• pwnsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: purn'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  oneself
  本身

sinbuun jinbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'buun jiin'but ⬆︎ [[...]] 

people in the news, VIPs

新聞人物

sin'in [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'in ⬆︎ [[...]] 

pregnant, child in the womb

身孕

• u sin'in [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u syn'in ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  be pregnant
  懷孕了

sinkaf lanpør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'kaf laan'pør ⬆︎ [[...]] 

live in great danger, no safety for oneself and dependents

身家難保

sinkex paq poe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'kex paq poe ⬆︎ [[...]] 

receive a tremendous boost in one's position or prestige

身價百倍

sinku putciab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'ku pud'ciab ⬆︎ [[...]] 

previous (harvest) used up before the new (crop) is in

新舊不接,青黃不接

sintiin-taixsia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'tiin tai'sia; syn'tiin-tai'sia ⬆︎ [[...]] 

metabolism (biology), replacement of the old with the new, assimilation of the new and excretion of the old, constant, orderly change in personnel

新陳代謝

siwsyn juu giok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siuo'syn juu giok ⬆︎ [[...]] 

keep oneself as pure as jade, keep one's integrity intact in adversity

守身如玉

sviux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviux ⬆︎ [[...]] 

animal signs used in the twelve year cycle, be born in a particular year of the twelve year cycle, represented by one of twelve animals.

屬,生肖

• Lie sviux symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie sviux sirm'miq? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  What animal is the sign of your year of birth?
  你屬什麼生肖?

• Goar sviux ty. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sviux ty. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I was born in the year of the pig.
  我屬豬。

• zabji svesviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji svef'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty); zap'ji svef/svy'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie/zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty) ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  the year of the animal in which one was born: (the year of the) rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, lamb, monkey, chicken, dog, pig — corresponding to the duodecimal cycle
  十二生肖 — 子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)

thafnpvy syn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tharn'pvy syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

in profile

側面

thau'hø sinbuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'hø syn'buun ⬆︎ [[...]] 

headline news, lead story in a paper

頭號新聞

thøeasyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex'syn; thøex'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

double, understudy a substitute, sacrifice oneself in place of a person

替身

togsyn-zwgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tok'syn zuo'gi; tok'syn-zuo'gi ⬆︎ [[...]] 

the belief in the merits of remaining unmarried (as distinct from religious celibacy)

獨身主義

tuxzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tu'zuie ⬆︎ [[...]] 

soak in water for a short time

浸水

• Sinpox tiøqaix taixsefng tuxzuie, jien'au ciaq zørsvaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn'pox tiøh'aix tai'sefng tu'zuie, jieen'au ciaq zøx'svaf. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  You should soak new cloth in water first before using it to make clothes.
  新的布要先浸水,然後再做衣服。

u syn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'syn; (u syn'in) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

be pregnant

懷孕

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