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hae bofng ciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae bofng ciafm; hae bofng/bof ciafm [[...]] 

look for needle in haystack or in the ocean

海底摸針

• Lie ia bøo zuxcie ho goar, lie bøeq kiøx goar tøh'ui khix hae bofng ciafm? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ia bøo zu'cie ho goar, lie boeq kiøx goar tøq'ui khix hae bofng ciafm?; Lie ia bøo zu'cie ho goar, lie bøeq kiøx goar tøq'ui khix hae bofng/bof ciafm? [[...]] 
  If you don't give me your address, where will I start looking for you.
  你也沒有住址給我,你要叫我去那兒海底摸針?

had [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had [[...]] 

shout, bawl, to roar at, to thunder at, to say disagreeable things, speak loud and angrily

吆喝,叱吒,責怪

• Goar kiøx y mxthafng afnnef, tientøx ho y had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kiøx y m'thafng arn'nef, tiefn'tøx ho y had. [[...]] 
  I told him not to do it and he got angry at me.
  我勸他不要這樣,反而被他責怪。

• Hid ee thaukef cyn gaau ka laang had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee thaau'kef cyn gaau ka laang had. [[...]] 
  That employer get angry at his workers very easily.
  那個老闆喜歡叱吒人。

mar'max-kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: max'max'kiøx; max'max-kiøx; (max'max-hao) [[...]] 

an infant's crying, cry and shout, loud lamentation

哇哇叫,哭得很悲傷

• Hid ee gynnar miqkvia m ho y, y tø mar'markiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar mih'kvia m ho y, y tø max'max'kiøx. [[...]] 
  If you don't give that kid things, he will cry
  那個孩子東西不給他就哇哇叫。

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