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ciq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciq; (ciab) [[...]] 

meet, receive

接,迎接

• Goar bøeq laikhix høefchiathaau ciq langkheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq laai'khix hoea'chiaf'thaau ciq laang'kheq.; Goar bøeq laai'khix høea'chiaf'thaau ciq laang'kheq. [[...]] 
  I want to go to the station to meet some visitors.
  我要到火車站去接客人。

• cihput [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciq'put; (ciq'siin) [[...]] 
  receive with offerings an idol carried in procession
  迎神

khøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq; khøeq; (khoeq) [[...]] 

be crowded, push (jostle) one another, to press (oil, sugar)

擠,搾

• laang cyn khøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laang cyn kheq; laang cyn khøeq [[...]] 
  very crowded
  人很擠

• khøeq bøe køeakhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq be koex'khix; khøeq bøe køex'khix [[...]] 
  cannot force a passage through
  擠不過去

• khøeq sykhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq sie'khix; khøeq sie'khix [[...]] 
  be crushed by the crowd
  擠死

• øeøef-khøehkhøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ef'ef kheq'kheq; øef'øef-khøeq'khøeq [[...]] 
  very crowded and jostling
  摩肩接踵

khehkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq'khix [[...]] 

formality, politeness, reserved

客氣

• Y kofng'oe cyn khehkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe cyn kheq'khix. [[...]] 
  He talks in a very polite way.
  他講話很客氣。

• Chviar lie mxthafng khehkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie m'thafng kheq'khix. [[...]] 
  Make yourself at home. Help yourself. Please don't go to any trouble (on my account)
  請你不要客氣。

• Na u khiaxm symmiq, mxbiern khehkhix ka goar korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u khiaxm sirm'miq, m'biern kheq'khix ka goar korng. [[...]] 
  If you need anything, don't hesitate to tell me.
  如需要什麼,不要客氣告訴我。

khehkhieoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq'khix'oe [[...]] 

polite remarks

客氣話

khøehlaai-khøehkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq'laai'kheq'khix; khøeq'laai-khøeq'khix [[...]] 

push back & forth

擠來擠去

Langkheq laai ciaq boeq saote, langkheq tngfkhix ciaq boeq zvoatee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang'kheq laai ciaq boeq saux'te, laang'kheq tngr'khix ciaq boeq zvoaf'tee.; Laang'kheq laai ciaq bøeq saux'tøe, laang'kheq tngr'khix ciaq bøeq zvoaf'tee. [[...]] 

He sweeps the floor after the guest arrives, He brews tea after the guest has departed. i.e. (he does everything too late)

客人來了才要掃地,客人走了才要泡茶。為時已晚

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