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          au hoo au lang chia
          bo au hair buak piah`

               Rotten fish rotten people eat
               Prawns not rotten smear on the wall
                    Different types of food for different tastes 
 

          bart ka oo ch’oon

               Know until something is left over
                    Of knowing a person too well 

          bay chia bay k’oon

               Can’t eat, can’t sleep
                    Restless with worry 

          bay hau kor

               Unpalatable, ugly 

          bay liak kay, ia iam bee 

               To catch a chicken, scatter rice
                    No pain, no gain  

          bay see sim

               Will not give up, persistent

          beng-pek bo soo`

               understanding is no loss 
                    Self understood 

          bo bak-ch’iu kn'ua

               No eyes to see
                    Fed up, go to hell 

          bo chi k’i`

               No integrity 

          bo jee gor 

               Unintentional 

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Pronunciation

~    rising tone as in hair (prawn)

`    down tone as in tay (earth)

^    up tone as in ch’uan (tired)

pn  nasal