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arpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax'pax ⬆︎ [[...]] 

selfish, covetous, tyrannical, usurp

霸道,專橫

• Y cyn arpax, lorng bøo sviu padlaang ee libtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn ax'pax, lorng bøo sviu pat'laang ee lip'tviuu ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He thinks of no one but himself.
  他很霸道,都不想別人的立場。

• Y bad arpax laang ee zhanhngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bad ax'pax laang ee zhaan'hngg. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He encroached on other people's land.
  他曾霸佔人的田園。

bøsviu-bøniu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviu'bøo'niu; bøo'sviu-bøo'niu ⬆︎ [[...]] 

come to mind suddenly

無意間

• Cid ee taixcix y bøsviu bøniu tø theqzhutlaai korng korng lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee tai'cix y bøo'sviu bøo'niu tø theh'zhud'laai korng korng lef. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  This thing came to mind suddenly and he started right out talking about it.
  這件事情他無意間想起 就拿出來說一說。

bøo sviu kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sviu kaux ⬆︎ [[...]] 

did not consider so far

沒想到

Ciah bøo svajit zhaix, ciu sviuxbøeq cviu sethiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'boeq cviu sef'thiefn.; Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'bøeq cviu sef'thiefn. ⬆︎ [[...]] 

Rome was not built in a day. (Lit. Having been a vegetarian for only three days, already expects to attain nirvana.)

吃不到三天素,就想上西天。

exchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'chiuo; (bea'chiuo, he'chiuo) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

buyers, an inferior attendant, helper or assistant

買者, 買手

• Citkefng zhux sviuxbøeq bøe, mxkuo zhøe bøo exchiuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kefng zhux sviu boeq be, m'kuo zhoe bøo e'chiuo.; Cid'kefng zhux sviu'bøeq bøe, m'kuo zhøe bøo e'chiuo. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I want to sell this house, but I can not find any buyers.
  這間房子想要賣, 可是找不到買手.

jixgarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'garn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

literary phrase, a word, a character

字眼

• jixgarn chiern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'garn chiern ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  knowledge of characters is shallow
  字眼淺,識字不多

• sviu bøo twhør ee jixgarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviu bøo tuo'hør ee ji'garn ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  could not think of a suitable word (to express one's feelings)
  想不出恰當的字眼

khvoar'viu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'viu ⬆︎ [[...]] 

imitate, copy, look at a sample to see how it is done

學樣

• U viu khvoarviu, bøo viu ka'ti sviu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U viu khvoax'viu, bøo viu kaf'ti sviu. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If there is a sample, look at a sample, if not plan it yourself.
  有樣學樣,無樣自己想。

phietpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phied'po ⬆︎ [[...]] 

main point, essentials, gist, masterstroke

好辦法,好手段,高招

• Sviu bøo phietpo laai kaoiok hid ee gyn'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sviu bøo phied'po laai kaux'iok hid ee girn'ar. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Can't think of any good way (of what is needed) to education that kid.
  想不出好辦法來教育那個孩子。

sviuxbøkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviu'bøo'kaux ⬆︎ [[...]] 

to one's surprise, unexpected, think about without coming to a conclusion

沒有想到

sviu-bøpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviu'bøo'po; sviu-bøo'po ⬆︎ [[...]] 

cannot think of a method or plan

想不出辦法

U viu khvoax viu, bøo viu ka'ti sviu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U viu khvoax viu, bøo viu kaf'ti sviu. ⬆︎ [[...]] 

If there is a model or pattern, look to the model. If there isn't work it out yourself.

有樣學樣,無樣自己想。

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