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bøo simcviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sym'cviaa [[...]] 

be reluctant to do, absent minded

沒有心情

• Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sofie bøo simcviaa thafng zøx taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sor'ie bøo sym'cviaa thafng zøx tai'cix. [[...]] 
  A child of his died so he doesn't have the heart to work.
  他一個孩子死了,所以沒有心情做事。

• Khvoax tiexnviar khvoax kaq bøo simcviaa thafng thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khvoax tien'viar khvoax kaq bøo sym'cviaa thafng thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  watch movies until there is no heart to study
  看電影看得無心情讀書。

Zøe kviar gøxsie pe, zøe simpu gøxsie ta'kef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ze kviar gø'sie pe, ze sym'pu gø'sie taf'kef.; Zøe kviar gø'sie pe, zøe sym'pu gø'sie taf'kef. [[...]] 

too many workers, nothing gets done (Lit. When there are many children the father starves to death, when there are many daughters in law the mother in law starves to death.)

兒子多餓死父親,媳婦多餓死婆婆。

cid'e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'e [[...]] 

as soon as

晶婚紀念

• Lauxpe cide sykhix, kviar ciu toa sviaf khaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lau'pe cit'e sie'khix, kviar ciu toa sviaf khaux. [[...]] 
  As soon as their father died, the children all wailed very loudly.
  爸爸一過世,孩子就大聲哭。

efkao`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee [[...]] 

mute person

啞吧

• Efkao`ee ho phafng terngtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ea'kao`ee ho phafng texng'tiøh. [[...]] 
  be speechless or not allowed to complain after suffering a loss or being unjustly blamed (Lit. a mute is stung by a bee)
  啞吧吃黃蓮.

• efkao`ee tehsie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee teq'sie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). [[...]] 
  to be in a bad situation but unable to explain oneself, to be perplexed (Lit. a mute crushes his child).
  啞吧壓死自己的孩子(無話可說).

padlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang [[...]] 

different person, another man, others, outsiders, people who do not belong to one's own circle, organization or family

別人

• padlaang ee kviar sie be liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang ee kviar sie be liao; Pat'laang ee kviar sie bøe liao [[...]] 
  pay no attention to the death of other's children — Have no consideration for others
  別人的孩子死不完,不管他人死活,別人的桌上挾肉餵婆婆

• padlaang ee tøhterng gveq baq chi ta'kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang ee tøq'terng gveq baq chi taf'kef [[...]] 
  When invited out be very polite in inviting mother-in-law to eat up Show one's generosity with others' resources
  慷他人之慨

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