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🗣u: sefng he'chiuo uii kioong 先下手為強 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

先下手為強

busor putzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor pud'zøx; (buu'sor pud'zog, buu'sor pud'uii) [[...]] 

there is nothing that (he) will not do (generally refers to evil), given to every vice

無所不作,無所不為

garn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: garn; (bak'ciw) [[...]] 

eye, tiny hole

眼

• Garn putkiexn uii zeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Garn pud'kiexn uii zeng. [[...]] 
  If one wants to avoid seeing dirt, he should turn his eyes away. (a passive way to stay out of trouble)
  眼不見為淨。

• Garn putkiexn, sym put'hoaan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Garn pud'kiexn, sym pud'hoaan. [[...]] 
  One who avoids seeing trouble does not have to worry about it.
  眼不見,心不煩。

itjit uisw, ciongsyn ui'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'jit uii'sw, ciofng'syn uii'hu [[...]] 

One should respect his teacher as if he were one's father, even if the teacher-student relationship has existed for only a single day

一日為師,終身為父

jim kii sor uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jim kii sor uii [[...]] 

let him do as he pleases

任其所為

sefng hexchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng he'chiuo [[...]] 

attack first, make the first move, take the initiative

先下手

• Sefng hexchiuo uii kioong, ban hexchiuo siu zaiiofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sefng he'chiuo uii kioong, ban he'chiuo siu zay'iofng. [[...]] 
  The best defense is a good offense.
  先下手為強,後下手受災殃。

sofzog sofuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sor'zog sor'uii [[...]] 

actions, behavior, conduct, what one does and how he behaves

所作所為

uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii [[...]] 

to be, do, to act

為

• busor-put'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor'pud'uii; buu'sor-pud'uii [[...]] 
  there is nothing that he will not do — generally said of doing evil
  無所不為

• heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'uii [[...]] 
  conduct, behavior
  行為

• hoaxnzoe heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoan'zoe heeng'uii [[...]] 
  criminal acts
  犯罪行為

• sofuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sor'uii [[...]] 
  acts, deeds, what is done
  所為

uijiin siexnlioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'jiin sien'lioong [[...]] 

he is a good, kind hearted man

為人善良

ui'og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'og [[...]] 

do evil

為惡

• Hid ee laang tørzhux ui'og. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang tøx'zhux uii'og. [[...]] 
  He causes trouble wherever he goes
  那個人到處為惡。

uihe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uy/uii'he [[...]] 

bequeath

遺下

uihe 遺下 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uy/uii'he [[...]] 

遺下

uihe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'he [[...]][i#] [p.292]

V : bequeath

遺下

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