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auxlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'lo [[...]] 

back road, bribe

後路,後門

• Cit'hang taixcix na bøo kviaa auxlo pan bøe seeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang tai'cix na bøo kviaa au'lo pan be seeng.; Cid'hang tai'cix na bøo kviaa au'lo pan bøe seeng. [[...]] 
  There is no way of getting this done unless we offer a bribe. (Lit. walk the back road)
  這件事若不走後門辦不成。

cyn hafnkviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn harn'kviaa [[...]] 

rare visit

稀客,好久沒有來

• Lie kyn'afjit cyn hafnkviaa, si hofng ka lie zhøelaai`ee, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kirn'nar'jit cyn harn'kviaa, si hofng ka lie zhoef'laai ee, si `bøo?; Lie kirn'ar'jit cyn harn'kviaa, si hofng ka lie zhøef'laai`ee, si `bøo? [[...]] 
  You are here on a rare visit today, did the wind blow you in?
  今天真是稀客,是風吹你來的吧!

kviaa bøo lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa bøo lo [[...]] 

walk but not find a road, have nowhere to go

無處去,迷路

• Na mxbad Taioaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na m'bad Taai'oaan'oe, e kviaa bøo lo.; Na m'bad Taai'oaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo. [[...]] 
  If you cannot speak Taiwanese, everything is inconvenient.
  要是不懂台灣話很不方便。

• Lie na jibkhix chiuxnalai, e kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na jip'khix chiu'naa'lai, e kviaa bøo lo. [[...]] 
  If you go into the forest, you will lose your way.
  你如果進入森林裏會迷路。

u angbor miaa, bøo angbor kviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u afng'bor miaa, bøo afng'bor kviaa [[...]] 

husband and wife in name only

掛名夫妻

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