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budcitsiong ee an'uix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'cid'siong ee afn'uix [[...]] 

material comforts

物質上的安慰

• Laang su'iaux zengsinsiong kab budcitsiong ee an'uix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang sw'iaux zefng'siin'siong kab but'cid'siong ee afn'uix. [[...]] 
  Man needs both spiritual and material consolations.
  人需要精神上和物質上的安慰。

chiongkofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiofng'kofng [[...]] 

confiscated, confiscate, confiscation

充公

• U cinzøe zawsu'høex ho laang chiongkofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cyn'ze zao'sw'hoex ho laang chiofng'kofng.; U cyn'zøe zao'sw'høex ho laang chiofng'kofng. [[...]] 
  Many smuggled goods were confiscated
  有很多走私貨被充公了。

øefsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'sex; øea'søex [[...]] 

short (in stature)

矮小

• Bølun zøx symmiq, sengkhw efsex ee laang lorng u khaq subin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'lun zøx sirm'miq, sefng'khw ea'sex ee laang lorng u khaq sw'bin.; Bøo'lun zøx/zøex sirm'miq, sefng'khw ea'sex ee laang lorng u khaq sw'bin. [[...]] 
  No matter what, short people always have a more difficult time.
  無論做什麼, 身體矮小的人都比較吃虧。

giamsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaam'sw [[...]] 

strict teacher

嚴師

• Laang korng giamsw zhud køtoo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang korng giaam'sw zhud køf'too. [[...]] 
  Everyone says that a strict teacher will produce good students.
  有人說嚴師出高徒。

subunlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'buun'laang [[...]] 

polished person, cultured people

斯文人

sw laang m sw tin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw laang m sw tin [[...]] 

its all right to be inferior to an individual but not to a whole group, Keep up with the Joneses

不讓人後

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