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hømihkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'miq'khor ⬆︎ [[...]] 

why bother, quite unnecessarily

何苦

• Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiahnih hømihkhor? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiaq'nih høo'miq'khor? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Why bother to go that far for a dinner invitation?
  去那麼遠給人請,何苦?

ittaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'taxn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

once, when once, if once

一旦

• Ittaxn kaq laang ioksog, tiøqaix siuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Id'taxn kaq laang iog'sog, tiøh'aix siuo. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Once you have made a promise, you should keep it.
  一旦和人約定,就要遵守。

iusiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iw'siefn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

preferential(ly)

優先

• Tiøh ho gyn'ar kaq za'boflaang iusiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tiøh ho girn'ar kaq zaf'bor'laang iw'siefn. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Women and children first!
  要讓小孩和婦女優先。

kaq mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq m'si ⬆︎ [[...]] 

since...not

既不是

• Lie kaq mxsi phoarpve, nar bøo aix khix haghau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve/pvi, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Since you are not sick, why don't you want to attend school?
  你既不是生病,為何不去學校?

• Mih kaq mxsi kea ee, lie khix chviar symmihlaang laai khvoax ia bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih kaq m'si kea ee, lie khix chviar sirm'miq'laang laai khvoax ia bøo iaux'kirn. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Since the things are not false, it doesn't make any difference whom you ask to look at them.
  貨既不是假的,你去請誰來看也沒有關係。

keksie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg'sie ⬆︎ [[...]] 

be drowned or suffocated, cause a man's death by irritating him

溺死,窒息而死,燻死,被人激怒而死

• ho zuie keksie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho zuie keg'sie ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  be drowned
  被水溺死

• ho oafsw keksie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho oar'sw keg'sie ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  be suffocated by gas
  被瓦斯窒死

• zhaux kaq e keksie laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux kaq e keg'sie laang ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  stinking, intolerable smell
  臭得燻死人

khao hok sym hok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khao hok sym hok ⬆︎ [[...]] 

to win people's heart, with sincerity and willingly, concede defeat, to admit somebody's superiority

口服心服

• Kofngkøx aix e korng kaq ho laang khao hok sym hok, ciaq sngrsi sengkofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng'køx aix e korng kaq ho laang khao hok sym hok, ciaq sngx'si seeng'kofng. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Advertisements need to be written to win people's hearts, then they will be successful.
  廣告要說到給人口服心服才算成功。

kviasie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'sie ⬆︎ [[...]] 

fear death, kviaf`sie: to die of fear

怕死,嚇死

• Goar m kviasie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m kviaf'sie. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I am not afraid of death.
  我不怕死。

• Y kviaf-sie`khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kviaf'sie'khix.; Y kviaf-sie`khix.; (Y kviaf'kaq'sie'khix.) ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He was frightened to death.
  他嚇死了,他被嚇死了。

• øe kviaf sie laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e kviaf sie laang; øe kviaf sie laang; (e kviaf laang) ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  terrible, scare to death (Lit. make people die of fear)
  會嚇死人

• kuix kaq e kviaf sie laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuix kaq e kviaf sie laang; (kuix kaq e kviaf laang) ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  terribly expensive
  貴得嚇死人

• lahsab kaq e kviaf sie laang (e kviaf laang) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laq'sab kaq e kviaf sie laang (e kviaf laang) ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  terribly dirty
  髒得嚇死人

kongtvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'tvar ⬆︎ [[...]] 

mount an attack, assault

攻打

• Ho cit toaxtin laang kongtvar kaq cyn lixhai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho cit toa'tin laang kofng'tvar kaq cyn li'hai. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He was beat up by a big bunch of people.
  被一大群人攻打得很利害。

Laang bøo ciaux thvilie, thvy bøo ciaux kahcie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang bøo ciaux thvy'lie, thvy bøo ciaux kaq'cie. ⬆︎ [[...]] 

When man does not act according to reason, the heavens do not proceed according to the seasons — God punishes the excesses of man with droughts, floods

人不照天理,天不照甲子,人心不古,世風日下。

nafsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar'sae ⬆︎ [[...]] 

why must..., there is no need...

何需

• Cidsielaang kaq loa kuo, nafsae hiahnih keakaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'six'laang kaq loa kuo, nar'sae hiaq'nih kex'kaux. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Life is short, why fight over things? Why dispute over things?
  一生很短,何必那麼計較?

pvoarcviu-løqe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'cviu'løh'e; pvoax'cviu-løh'e ⬆︎ [[...]] 

give up halfway, leave something unfinished

半途而廢

• U ee laang zøx taixcix lorng zøx kaq pvoarcviuxløqe ciu paxng lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ee laang zøx tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'e ciu paxng lef.; U ee laang zøx/zøex tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'øe ciu paxng lef. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Some people do things half way and then give up.
  有的人做事都做到半途而廢就放著。

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