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Ciuozoa ho padlaang sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciux'zoa ho pat laang sie.; Ciux'zoa ho pat'laang sie. [[...]] 

to harm someone by association, (because I make a promise difficult to fulfill it also hurts other people who are involved with me or who work with me to complete the promise.)

詛咒別人

• Y ciuozoa ho padlaang sie, ka'ti ciaq khia koansvoaf khvoax bea siøthad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ciux'zoa ho pat'laang sie, kaf'ti ciaq khia koaan'svoaf khvoax bea siøf'thad. [[...]] 
  He made a rash promise and then stood back and watched without lifting a finger.
  他詛咒別人死,自己袖手旁觀。

cviuxsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'svoaf [[...]] 

ascend a mountain, go ashore (archaic)

上山

• Cviuxsvoaf ia cit jit, løqhae ia cit jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf ia cit jit, løh'hae ia cit jit. [[...]] 
  nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)
  上山也一天,下海也一天,慢慢來,不用急。

• Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax lang'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang'ix. [[...]] 
  Be aware of the wishes of your host. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (Lit. In climbing a mountain, look at the mountain contours, if you enter a person's home, consider his feelings.)
  見風轉舵,入鄉隨俗。

khia koansvoaf khvoax bea siøthad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khia koaan'svoaf khvoax bea siøf'thad [[...]] 

look on unconcerned

站在高處看馬相踢,袖手旁觀

khvoarkvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'kvix [[...]] 

see, perceive by sight, happen to see, to see without the pre-determined purpose or intention of looking at, have the faculty or power of seeing

看見,看到,見過

• Lie u khvoarkvix kin'afjit ee pørzoar `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u khvoax'kvix kyn'ar'jit ee pøx'zoar `bøo? [[...]] 
  Did you see today's paper? (Did you know where it is?)
  你有沒有看到今天的報紙?

• Lie u khvoax kin'afjit ee pørzoar `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u khvoax kyn'ar'jit ee pøx'zoar `bøo? [[...]] 
  Did you look at (read) today's paper yet?
  今天的報紙你看了嗎?

• Goar mxbad khvoarkvix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'bad khvoax'kvix. [[...]] 
  I have never seen that.
  我沒見過。

• Lie bad khvoarkvix hor `bøo? Na iao mxbad, larn laikhix khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie bad khvoax'kvix hor `bøo? Na iao m'bad, larn laai'khix khvoax. [[...]] 
  Have you ever seen a tiger? If you have not, let's go and take a look.
  你見過老虎嗎? 要是沒有,我們去看

• Zhvemee`ee bøo khvoarkvix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhvef'mee`ee bøo khvoax'kvix.; Zhvef/Chvy'mee`ee bøo khvoax'kvix. [[...]] 
  A blind man cannot see. (does not have the faculty of seeing)
  瞎子沒看見。

• Goar khix svoaterng ee sii, u khvoarkvix goanzuxbiin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khix svoaf'terng ee sii, u khvoax'kvix goaan'zu'biin. [[...]] 
  When I went up to the mountains, I saw the Aborigines.
  我去山上的時候,看到了原住民。

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