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an [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: an [[...]] 

request for postponement of payment, delivery or completion

延,拖延,限

• Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [[...]] 
  He asked for three more days to return the money (to return the shirt).
  那筆錢(那件衣服)他又拖三天。

• Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [[...]] 
  Again and again he put off returning it.
  他一拖再拖還不還我。

• bøe an`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be an'tid; bøe an`tid [[...]] 
  can't be put off
  不能拖延。

• ho goar an cide [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho goar an cit'e [[...]] 
  give me a little time to get something done
  讓我拖延一下。

Bøefbøe sngx hwn, siøchviar bøo lun./Bøefbøe sngx hwn, svachviar bøo lun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bea'be sngx'hwn, siøf'chviar bøo'lun.; Bøea'bøe sngx hwn, siøf/svaf'chviar bøo lun. [[...]] 

In trade, people count to a fraction, in treatment of guests, don't count the expense

買賣算分,相請不計較

bøzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhae [[...]] 

regrettable, unfortunate, unlucky, too bad, wasteful, unworthy

可惜

• Hid ee laang sykhix, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang sie'khix, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  It was unfortunate that that person died.
  那個人死了,很可惜。

• Hid zhud tiexnviar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid zhud tien'viar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  It was unfortunate that I was unable to see that movie.
  那部電影沒看到,很可惜。

• Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thihbea, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thiq'bea, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  Too bad you took that shirt to wipe off the bicycle.
  那件衣服拿去擦自行車,很可惜。

bøtapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tab'sab [[...]] 

not enough

不夠

• Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kam'ar, bøtapbøsab goar bøo aix ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kafm'ar, bøo'tab'bøo'sab goar bøo aix ciah. [[...]] 
  Four or five people ate three bananas, there wasn't enough for me to eat.
  四五個人吃三個橘子不夠吃,我不要吃。

bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bor [[...]] 

wife

妻

• angbor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afng'bor [[...]] 
  husband and wife
  夫妻

• zhoaxbor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa'bor [[...]] 
  marry a wife
  娶妻

• Bøo bor bøo kaau, zhexngsvaf phoax kengthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo bor bøo kaau, zheng'svaf phoax kefng'thaau. [[...]] 
  No wife to mend my clothes, Such is life without a wife
  無妻無子,衣破無人補

zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay [[...]] 

plant, care for plants, transplant, set plant out, young plants for transplanting (also said of some animals)

栽,苗

• zay bøe oah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay be oah; zay bøe oah [[...]] 
  It will not live if you plant it.
  栽不活

• zhaebiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'biaau; (zhaix'zay) [[...]] 
  young plants of vegetables
  菜苗

• ciarzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciax'zay [[...]] 
  young sugar cane plants
  蔗苗

• hizay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'zay [[...]] 
  fry of fish
  魚苗

• hoezay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoef'zay [[...]] 
  young flower plants from a nursery
  花苗

• soafzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soar'zay; (pvoaa'zay) [[...]] 
  transplant
  移植

• Cit jit soafzay, svajit khiaxngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit jit soar'zay, svaf'jit khia'ngg. [[...]] 
  It takes time to get settled into a new situation. (Lit. One day you transplant a young plant, it will wither for three days.)
  一日移植,三日葉黃。新環境不易適應。

zaesvaf zaesix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaix'svaf zaix'six [[...]] 

again and again, over and over again

再三再四

• Goar zaesvaf zaesix ka lie korng, lie arnzvoar m thviaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zaix'svaf zaix'six ka lie korng, lie axn'zvoar m thviaf? [[...]] 
  I have spoken to you again and again, why don't you listen? Why don't you do what you are told?
  我一再勸你,你怎麼不聽 ?

zhw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhw [[...]] 

lay, spread out a carpet or mattress

鋪

• Zhw ti khehthviaf hid niar textharn si Suixsu zex ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhw ti kheq'thviaf hid niar te'tharn si Sui'su zex ee. [[...]] 
  The carpet that is spread out in the reception room was made in Switzerland
  鋪在客廳的那張地毯是瑞士製的。

• Zhw cit niar phoarsvaf toax tho'khaf ho kawar khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhw cit niar phoax'svaf toax thoo'khaf ho kao'ar khuxn. [[...]] 
  Spread a rag on the floor for the dog to sleep on.
  鋪一件破衣在地上給狗睡。

• zhubinzhngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhw'biin'zhngg [[...]] 
  make the bed, make up the bed
  鋪床

zhwgoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuo'goa [[...]] 

besides, in addition, moreover

此外

• Pengsviw, søefsvaky, zhwgoa iao u symmih `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pefng'sviw, sea'svaf'ky, zhuo'goa iao u sirm'miq `bøo?; Pefng'sviw, søea'svaf'ky, zhuo'goa iao u sirm'mih `bøo? [[...]] 
  In addition to a refrigerator and washer do you have anything else?
  冰箱,洗衣機,此外還有什麼嗎?

Ciah bøo svajit zhaix, ciu sviuxbøeq cviu sethiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'boeq cviu sef'thiefn.; Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'bøeq cviu sef'thiefn. [[...]] 

Rome was not built in a day. (Lit. Having been a vegetarian for only three days, already expects to attain nirvana.)

吃不到三天素,就想上西天。

zuylo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'lo [[...]] 

voyage, by sea

水路

• Bykog kaux ciaf u svaf lefpaix ee zuylo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bie'kog kaux ciaf u svaf lea'paix ee zuie'lo. [[...]] 
  From America to here is a voyage of three weeks.
  美國到這兒由水路(坐船)要三個禮拜。

eh-cvicvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eh'cvy'cvy; øeh-cvy'cvy [[...]] 

confined (space), very narrow

很狹小

• Hitterng binzhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø øeqcvicvy af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid terng biin'zhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø eh'cvy'cvy af.; Hid'terng biin'zhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø øeh'cvy'cvy af. [[...]] 
  That bed is very narrow for three people to sleep on.
  那張床如果睡三個人就很窄了.

giuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo; (khiuo) [[...]] 

pull, to haul, to draw, to tow, solicit (as buyers)

拉,曳

• giuo chiwngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo chiuo'ngr [[...]] 
  pull a person by the sleeve
  拉人的袖子

• giuo khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo khie'laai [[...]] 
  pull out (as weeds, etc), pull up
  拉(拔) 起來

• giwlaai giwkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo'laai giuo'khix [[...]] 
  tug a thing from both sides
  拉來拉去

• giuo laang ee sva'afky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo laang ee svaf'ar'ky [[...]] 
  have a share in other's profits, follow others to partake of a feast without being invited
  拉人的衣角,托他人之福

goxsiesvaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go'six'svaf [[...]] 

to add thing that have nothing to do with the matter, unimportant, or irrelevant

無關緊要的話

hiøfkoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiør'koad; (hor'koad) [[...]] 

negation, decide against, vote down

否決

• Cid ee axn, peq pie svaf pi hiøfkoad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee axn, peq pie svaf pi hiør'koad. [[...]] 
  The bill was voted down by an eight to three vote.
  這個案子,八比三被否決了。

• Goarn ka y hiøfkoad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn ka y hiør'koad. [[...]] 
  We rejected it.
  我們否決了他。

y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y; (svaf) [[...]] 

clothing, dress, garments, to dress, to wear, coat

衣

iangsvaf thoksix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iafng'svaf thog'six; (iofng'svaf thog'six) [[...]] 

commission many people to act, ask someone over and again to do something

委三託四

iongsvaf thoksix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iofng'svaf thog'six; (iafng'svaf thog'six) [[...]] 

to commission a number of different people to do the same job, to entrust the same job to a number of different people to make sure it gets done

委三託四

liu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liu [[...]] 

review, steam again the rice cake, food

復習,再蒸

• Svaf jit bøo liu, e pehcviu chiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf jit bøo liu, e peq'cviu chiu. [[...]] 
  If one neglects to review his lesson, he will forget it completely
  一曝十寒

mxcviaa svaf nng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa svaf nng [[...]] 

not amounting to much, of little use

不成數,數目少

nesvaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nee'svaf [[...]] 

spread out clothes to be dried

晾衣服

ngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngg; (hoong) [[...]] 

yellow, surname

黃

• kim'ngg-seg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'ngg'seg; kym'ngg-seg [[...]] 
  rich golden yellow
  金黃色

• Cidjit soafzay, svajit khiaxngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'jit soar'zay, svaf'jit khia'ngg. [[...]] 
  When moving into a new place at first it is not very comfortable or easy to be successful. (Lit. It takes three days before a plant loses its withered look after being transplanted.)
  一日移苗,三日葉黃(新環靜不易適應)。

ochiwar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'chiuo'ar [[...]] 

mechanic

技工

• Ochiwar ee svaf cyn phvae sea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Of'chiuo'ar ee svaf cyn phvae sea.; Of'chiuo'ar ee svaf cyn phvae søea. [[...]] 
  A mechanics clothes are very difficult to wash.
  技工的衣服很難洗。

paksvaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pag'svaf [[...]] 

take off the clothes, peel off one's garments, to strip and plunder of garments

脫衣服,剝衣服

phagsvaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phak'svaf [[...]] 

sun clothes, to air clothing

晒衣服

phisvaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phy'svaf [[...]] 

spread out clothes to dry

晾衣服

poefhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poea'hoe; pøea'hoe [[...]] 

make (something) clear, put (something) straight

弄清,講明白

• siøpoefhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'poea'hoe; siøf/svaf'pøea'hoe [[...]] 
  discuss a matter in order to come to an agreement or to make it clear
  互相弄清楚

svaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf; (safm) [[...]] 

three

三

• zaesvaf zaesix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaix'svaf zaix'six [[...]] 
  again and again
  再三再四

• mxcviaa svaf nng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa svaf nng [[...]] 
  not amounting to much, of little use
  不成數

sva'afkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'ar'kex [[...]] 

coat hanger outside using, clothes rack for garments to sun

晒衣架

svaf nii kvoaf, nng nii moar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf nii kvoaf, nng nii moar [[...]] 

quickly over, uncertain, term of office uncertain, used in reference to corrupt officials

官海浮沉

svatii siekhaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'tii six'khaux [[...]] 

to continually cut back

扣來扣去

svatngg nngxtea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'tngg nng'tea [[...]] 

unforeseen disasters or accidents (usually referring to death)

三長兩短

siøkab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'kab; (svaf'kab) [[...]] 

put together to share (food, the same house), collaborate with, (to work) together

互相,一起,合夥

• siøkab zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'kab zøx; siøf'kab zøx/zøex [[...]] 
  do together
  一起做

• siøkab ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'kab ciah [[...]] 
  share food, share eating expenses
  合著吃,合伙

• siøkab zøx senglie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'kab zøx sefng'lie; siøf'kab zøx/zøex sefng'lie [[...]] 
  do business jointly, joint investment
  合夥做生意

tehtexkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'te'kym; teq'tøe'kym [[...]] 

deposit, returnable lease money

抵押金

• svaf kofgoeh ee tehtexkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf kor'goeh ee teq'te'kym; svaf kør'gøeh ee teq'tøe'kym [[...]] 
  deposit amounting (corresponding) to three months' rent
  三個月的抵押金

thog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thog [[...]] 

to commission, entrust, charge with, rely on, ask, to request, consign, consignment, to use as an excuse or pretext, (a dead person) appears in a dream, send (messages) indirectly

託,托

• hexsiin thokput [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: he'siin thog'put [[...]] 
  to pray and vow to the spirits and Buddhist idols
  求神拜佛

• huothog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux'thog [[...]] 
  entrust to a man's care (money, a child, goods)
  付託

• iangsvaf thoksix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iafng'svaf thog'six [[...]] 
  commission many people to act
  委三託四

tiuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiuq [[...]] 

have muscular spasm, convulse, throb (as wounded finger) to pull quickly, straighten out (garments)

痙攣,抽搐,打

• Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. [[...]] 
  Pull his sleeve and tell him to go.
  拉一下他的衣服,叫他走吧!

tuxzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tu'zuie [[...]] 

soak in water for a short time

浸水

• Sinpox tiøqaix taixsefng tuxzuie, jien'au ciaq zørsvaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn'pox tiøh'aix tai'sefng tu'zuie, jieen'au ciaq zøx'svaf. [[...]] 
  You should soak new cloth in water first before using it to make clothes.
  新的布要先浸水,然後再做衣服。

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