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zokkiern zuxpak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zog'kiern zu'pak [[...]] 

silkworm to be imprisoned by its cocoon, to tie one's own hands, to get into trouble by one's own schemes

作繭自縛

• Lie øh ciah mo'huy, bengbeeng si teq zokkiern zuxpak. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie øh ciah moo'huy, beeng'beeng si teq zog'kiern zu'pak. [[...]] 
  You will get yourself into trouble by learning to take morphine.
  你學吃嗎啡,明明是在作繭自縛。

zu-zokgiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu zog'giet; zu-zog'giet [[...]] 

bring disaster on oneself

自作孽

• Hef si lie zuxzokgiet ee, maix koaix padlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hef si lie zu'zog'giet ee, maix koaix pat'laang. [[...]] 
  It's your own fault, don't blame others for it.
  那是你自作孽的, 不要怪別人。

zuxpurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'purn [[...]] 

originally

原本,本來

• Y zuxpurn tøf mxsi afnnef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zu'purn tøf m'si arn'nef. [[...]] 
  Originally it wasn't like that.
  他本來不是這樣。

zuxsiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'siw [[...]] 

self teaching, study by oneself

自修

• Cid tiafmzefng goar bøeq zuxsiw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tiarm'zefng goar boeq zu'siw.; Cid tiarm'zefng goar bøeq zu'siw. [[...]] 
  This period I want to study alone
  這一節我要自修。

• Texji tiafmzefng si zuxsiw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Te'ji tiarm'zefng si zu'siw. [[...]] 
  The second period is a study period
  第二節是自修。

zuxtiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'tiong [[...]] 

self respect, prudence, be deliberate in

自重

• Lie si cientoo iwbong ee laang, khaq zuxtiong lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie si cieen'too iuo'bong ee laang, khaq zu'tiong lex. [[...]] 
  You have a bright future before you Take good care of yourself.
  你是個有前途的人, 自重點。

• Tuix cid hang taixcix, larn tiøh khaq zuxtiong lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix cid hang tai'cix, larn tiøh khaq zu'tiong lex. [[...]] 
  We must be more prudent in this matter.
  對這件事, 我們得自重點。

pintø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piin'tø [[...]] 

I, your humble servant, a term used by Buddhist and Taoist priests and religious to refer to oneself instead of "goa"

貧道(僧道自稱)

• Pintø si tøxsu zuxzhefng ka'ti ee oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Piin'tø si tø'su zu'zhefng kaf'ti ee oe. [[...]] 
  Pin-to" is the name a Buddhist or Taoist priest and religious use to refer to oneself.
  貧道是道士自稱的話。

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