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Rh :; 作難
 * to put, or to be in distressing circumstances.
 * 做作
 * pretences.
 * 事情發作了
 * the affair has leaked out.
 * 他的脾氣又發作了
 * his temper has broken out again.


 * 主
 * 在那裏住
 * where do you dwell?
 * 雨住了我們走
 * the rain has ceased, let us go.
 * 住手不消打了
 * hold your hand, don't strike.
 * 不住的哭
 * to cry without stopping; to weep incessantly.
 * 拴不住心
 * unable to firmly fix one's mind on a thing.
 * 靠不住
 * unable to rely securely upon anything; unreliable.
 * 忍不住笑
 * unable steadfastly to endure being laughed at.
 * 塞住
 * stop it up tightly.


 * 佛
 * 拜佛
 * to worship Buddha.
 * 佛教
 * the Buddhist religion.
 * 佛手柑
 * the Buddha's hand citron.


 * 何
 * 如何得了
 * how will you do now?
 * 何必然
 * why will you do it? what's the good?
 * 沒奈何
 * no resource; lit. no means whereby; no help for it!


 * 估
 * 不同你估堆堆
 * I will not estimate with you by the heap.
 * 估個價錢
 * guess the price of this article.
 * 估住幹
 * to force one to do a thing.
 * 估騙人
 * to obtain by intimidation; to get by fraud and violence.
 * 他兩個攪估了
 * those two men are bitterly opposed to each other.

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