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zhørpai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøx'pai; (sid'pai) [[...]] 

frustrate, foil, defeat

挫敗

hiøxhoea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'hoea [[...]] 

regret

後悔

• Køhkhaq sitpai goar ma bøe hiøxhoea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køq'khaq sid'pai goar ma be hiø'hoea.; Køq'khaq sid'pai goar ma bøe hiø'hoea. [[...]] 
  Even if I have a bigger set back I won't regret it.
  再失敗我也不後悔。

høfsu tøf moo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'su tøf moo [[...]] 

road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

好事多磨

• Zøx hør taixcix sitpai bøo iaokirn, in'ui si høfsu tøf moo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo.; Zøx/Zøex hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo. [[...]] 
  The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks so don't worry about difficulties you run into when you are doing good work.
  做事失敗沒關係,因為是好事多磨。

huxzeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'zeg [[...]] 

be responsible, bear the responsibility

負責

• Cid hang khangkhoex symmihlaang teq huxzeg? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang khafng'khoex sirm'miq'laang teq hu'zeg? [[...]] 
  Who is in charge of this job?
  這項工作誰負責的?

• Na sitpai, lie tiøqaix huxzeg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na sid'pai, lie tiøh'aix hu'zeg. [[...]] 
  If is should fail, you must bear the responsibility
  要是失敗,你要負責。

kaezai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'zai [[...]] 

depend upon (as circumstances), consist in, to lie between

在於

• Sengkofng iahsi sitpai kaezai lie bøeq loflek aq bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Seeng'kofng ar'si sid'pai kaix'zai lie boeq lor'lek ar bøo.; Seeng'kofng iaq'si sid'pai kaix'zai lie bøeq lor'lek aq bøo. [[...]] 
  Success or failure depends upon (lies between) whether you will work hard or not.
  成功或者失敗在於你要不要努力。

• Khoaelok kaezai boafnciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khoaix'lok kaix'zai boarn'ciog. [[...]] 
  Happiness consists in contentment.
  快樂在於滿足。

kaohuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'huxn [[...]] 

teachings, instructions, precepts, lesson, teach, give a lesson

教訓

• Cid pae ee sitpai si cit ee cyn hør ee kaohuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pae ee sid'pai si cit ee cyn hør ee kaux'huxn. [[...]] 
  The failure of this time is a very good lesson for me.
  這次的失敗是個很好的教訓。

khørsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøx'sex; khøx'sex; (khøx sex'lek) [[...]] 

rely upon some one's power (influence), be inattentive

仗勢,倚勢,自負,大意

• khøx yn afng ee sex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøx yn afng ee sex; (khøx yn afng ee sex'lek) [[...]] 
  shelter herself under her husband's influence
  仗他丈夫的勢力

• Lie na sviw khørsex, e sitpai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na sviw khøx'sex, e sid'pai. [[...]] 
  if you are negligent, you will fail.
  你假如太大意(自負) 會 失敗。

sitpai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sid'pai [[...]] 

fail, failure, defeat

失敗

sitpai-zwgixciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sid'pai'zuo'gi'ciar; sid'pai-zuo'gi'ciar [[...]] 

defeatist

失敗主義者

Sitpai uii sengkofng-cy-bør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sid'pai uii seeng'kofng cy bør.; Sid'pai uii seeng'kofng-cy-bør/buo. [[...]] 

Failure begets success If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

失敗為成功之母。

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