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bøtapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tab'sab [[...]][i#] [p.]

not enough

不夠

• Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kam'ar, bøtapbøsab goar bøo aix ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kafm'ar, bøo'tab'bøo'sab goar bøo aix ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Four or five people ate three bananas, there wasn't enough for me to eat.
  四五個人吃三個橘子不夠吃,我不要吃。

zhahhoe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaq'hoef'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

kibitzer at a mahjong game, sometimes more than just a kibitzer, sometimes he also bets or invests in one of the players

插花(打麻將用語)

• Ho lie i, goar zhahhoe'ar ciu hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho lie i, goar zhaq'hoef'ar ciu hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You play, I'll just kibitz, okay?
  給你玩,我插花就好。

chirnsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'sym [[...]][i#] [p.]

having lost heart about a matter, show coldness to, one's craze forswears off

灰心,心灰

• Cid ee gyn'ar lorng m thagzheq, goar cyn chirnsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar lorng m thak'zheq, goar cyn chixn'sym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid won't study, I've given up on him.
  這孩子都不讀書,我很失望。

chiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiø [[...]][i#] [p.]

throw light on, shine on

照

• Goar ee liwar lag cit liap khix, giah chiwtien laai chiø khvoax u ti tøhkhaf `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee liuo'ar lag cit liap khix, giah chiuo'tien laai chiø khvoax u ti tøq'khaf `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I dropped a button on the floor, bring a flashlight and shine it around to see if it is under the table
  我的扣子掉了一個,拿手電筒來照照看有沒有在桌下 ?

zhoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa [[...]][i#] [p.]

lead, to guide, instruct, to conduct

帶,領

• Goar boeq zhoa cid ee gyn'ar khix ho isefng khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq zhoa cid ee girn'ar khix ho y'sefng khvoax. Goar bøeq zhoa cid ee girn'ar khix ho y'sefng khvoax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I want to take this child to see a doctor.
  我要帶這個孩子去看醫生。

• Lie na m zay lo, goar zhoa lie laai khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na m zay lo, goar zhoa lie laai khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you don't know the way, I'll take you there.
  你若不知道在那兒, 我帶你去。

ciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm [[...]][i#] [p.]

sharp at the end, pointed

尖

• Cid ky ienpid bøo ciafm, giah tøar laai ho goar siaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky ieen'pid bøo ciafm, giah tøf'ar laai ho goar siaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This pencil has no point, bring me a knife to sharpen it.
  這枝鉛筆不尖,拿隻刀子給我削。

cidkoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'koar [[...]][i#] [p.]

some

一些

• Goar ykefng u cidkoafar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ie'kefng u cit'koar'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have some already.
  我已有一些了。

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