1. tuk, den khenh; e.g. He drove in the nail with one stroke of the hammer = Sobul voi khat den in thir cu pil lakin a khenh ko.
2. suimilam caan a awnh khi; e.g. We arrived home at the stroke of three = Suimilam pathum a awnh ah inn kan phan.
3. ruahlopi i a cangmi khi; e.g. He got a stroke of paralysis = Zen zawtnak ruah lopi ah a cungah a tlung ko.
muai, chizawh tehna unico tehna muai khi.
duhsah tein nuamhnak i i chawh
nuamhnak ca i aa chawkmi.
a tthawngmi; e.g. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link = Cikcin cu aa pehnak kual a fek lo bik tluk lawngin a thawng.
umnak hmun a fek i a himmi
nam tatnak sawphaw i nam tat.
lu mehnak nam tatnak ca i hmanmi sahaw.
hla fung khat chung i cang khat
past tense of strive, zuam.