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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。

giwtiautiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo'tiaau'tiaau [[...]] 

pull very tight, hold onto securely

拉緊緊

• In'ui y ka goar giwtiautiaau, sofie bøextaxng bøo toax`leq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui y ka goar giuo'tiaau'tiaau, sor'ie be'taxng bøo toax lef.; Yn'ui y ka goar giuo'tiaau'tiaau, sor'ie bøe'taxng bøo toax`leq. [[...]] 
  Because he insisted, I had to stay.
  因為他把我緊緊拉住,所以不能不住下。

hietthorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hied'thorng [[...]] 

lineage, family line, descent

血統

• Y ee hietthorng cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee hied'thorng cyn hør. [[...]] 
  He comes of good stock.
  他的血統很好。

• Tiauzaf y ee hietthorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tiaau'zaf y ee hied'thorng. [[...]] 
  inquire into a person's lineage
  調查他的血統。

iutiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'tiaau [[...]] 

fritters of twisted dough — a Chinese breakfast specialty, a suave, well-oiled person, long on experience but short on sincerity

油條

• lau iutiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau iuu'tiaau [[...]] 
  experienced, shrewd person (bad sense)
  老油條

• Y cyn iutiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn iuu'tiaau. [[...]] 
  She (he) is very shrewd (bad sense)
  她(他) 很油條。

iwtiaau iwlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'tiaau iuo'lie [[...]] 

logical, in order

有條有理

• Y korng kaq iwtiaau iwlie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng kaq iuo'tiaau iuo'lie. [[...]] 
  He talked logically.
  他講得有條有理。

kengchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'chiuo [[...]] 

pass through the hand so

經手

• Hid tiaau cvii goar u heeng y, si yn thaethaix kengchiuo ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau cvii goar u heeng y, si yn thaix'thaix kefng'chiuo ee. [[...]] 
  I paid (returned) him the money through the hands of his wife.
  那筆錢我有還他,是他太太經手的。

• kengchiuo-jiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'chiuo'jiin; kefng'chiuo-jiin [[...]] 
  person through whose hands money is paid, goods, sent or business transacted
  經手人

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