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mxthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
do not; must not; ought not; should not
不可; 勿
thafng iar mxthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
may or may not? Is it allowable? May it be done? May I?
可以不可以
DFT (5)
🗣 Jiar hiim jiar hor, mxthafng jiaftiøh chiahza'bor. 🗣 (u: Jiar hiim jiar hor, m'thafng jiar'tiøh chiaq'zaf'bor.) 惹熊惹虎，毋通惹著刺查某。 [wt][mo] Jiá hîm jiá hóo, m̄-thang jiá-tio̍h tshiah-tsa-bóo. [#]
1. () || 招惹熊招惹虎，別招惹凶悍的女人。比喻悍婦得罪不得。
🗣le: (u: Ka lie korng “jiar hiim jiar hor, m'thafng jiar'tiøh chiaq'zaf'bor”, lie tøf m thviaf, kvar khix ka hid ee thaau'kef'niuu chiaxng'sviaf, cid pae zay'sie`aq`hvoq?) 🗣 (共你講「惹熊惹虎，毋通惹著刺查某」，你都毋聽，敢去共彼个頭家娘唱聲，這擺知死矣乎？) (跟你說過「千萬別招惹兇悍的女人」，你就不聽勸，敢去跟那個老闆娘挑釁，這下知道嚴重性了吧？)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 Khvoax laang ciah baq, mxthafng khvoax laang siøphaq./Khvoax laang ciah baq, mxthafng khvoax laang svaphaq. 🗣 (u: Khvoax laang ciah baq, m'thafng khvoax laang siøf/svaf'phaq.) 看人食肉，毋通看人相拍。 [wt][mo] Khuànn lâng tsia̍h bah, m̄-thang khuànn lâng sio-phah. [#]
1. () || 寧可看人吃肉，也不要看人打架。誡人遠離是非之地，以免遭受池魚之殃。
🗣le: (u: Hef si yn nng laang ee wn'oaxn, lie si m'thafng khix taux'lau'jiet`hvaq, siok'gie korng, “Khvoax laang ciah baq, m'thafng khvoax laang siøf'phaq.” Lie iao'si maix zhab khaq bøo tai!) 🗣 (彼是𪜶兩人的恩怨，你是毋通去鬥鬧熱唅，俗語講：「看人食肉，毋通看人相拍。」你猶是莫插較無代！) (那是他們倆的恩怨，你可千萬別去湊熱鬧啊，俗話說：「看人吃肉，別看人毆鬥。」你還是別插手才不會惹禍上身！)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 Kvar zøx pu'hiaf, tø mxthafng kviaf zuie thngx./Kvar zøex pu'hiaf, tø mxthafng kviaf zuie thngx. 🗣 (u: Kvar zøx puu'hiaf, tø m'thafng kviaf zuie thngx. Kvar zøx/zøex puu'hiaf, tø m'thafng kviaf zuie thngx.) 敢做匏桸，就毋通驚水燙。 [wt][mo] Kánn tsò pû-hia, tō m̄-thang kiann tsuí thǹg. [#]
1. () || 既然做了瓠瓜勺子，就不能怕被滾水燙。意指既然承擔了責任就要敢做敢當，不要畏首畏尾，也用來自我表示負責到底的意思。
🗣le: (u: Cid kvia tai'cix na'kaq liaau`løh'khix`aq, tø maix køq koafn'cieen kox'au, “kvar zøx puu'hiaf, tø m'thafng kviaf zuie thngx”, karm m si`leq?) 🗣 (這件代誌若甲蹽落去矣，就莫閣觀前顧後，「敢做匏桸，就毋通驚水燙」，敢毋是咧？) (這件事既然不顧一切投身其中，就不要瞻前顧後，「敢做瓠瓜勺子，就不能怕被滾水燙」，不是嗎？)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 mxthafng 🗣 (u: m'thafng) 毋通 [wt][mo] m̄-thang [#]
1. (Adv) || 不可以、不要。是一種語氣較委婉的勸說或請求。
🗣le: (u: Lie m'thafng sviw voax tngr`laai.) 🗣 (你毋通傷晏轉來。) (你別太晚回來。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 Poetøea mxthafng chi kimhii. 🗣 (u: Poef'tea m'thafng chi kym'hii. Poef'tøea m'thafng chi kym'hii.) 杯底毋通飼金魚。 [wt][mo] Pue-té m̄-thang tshī kim-hî. [#]
1. () || 杯裡不要留下可供放養金魚的酒。暗示人把杯裡的酒喝乾之意。
🗣le: (u: Lie pud'sii kaq laang exng'siuu, køq tvia'tvia korng “poef'tea m'thafng chi kym'hii”, arn'nef kuo`laai, syn'thea nar e'khafm`tid?) 🗣 (你不時佮人應酬，閣定定講「杯底毋通飼金魚」，按呢久來，身體哪會堪得？) (你時常與人應酬，又常常說「要爽快乾杯」，這樣久而久之，身體哪受得了？)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
Maryknoll (200)
aemai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'mai; (aix'mui) [[...]] 
underhanded, deceitful, obscure
曖昧
ak'ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag'ho [[...]] 
be caught in the rain
淋雨
bee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bee [[...]] 
tempt, charm, fascinate
迷,誘惑
zøexoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ze'oe; zøe'oe; (zoe'oe) [[...]] 
talking much when he should be quiet, much or many words, talkative
多話
zheatiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhex'tiøh [[...]] 
have the skin scraped, have an abrasion
擦到,搓到
chienban [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'ban [[...]] 
by no means (always used in negative)
千萬
chirnzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'zhae [[...]] 
any old way, at random, in a haphazard way, anyhow, of no consequence, just as you please
隨便,任何
chiongtong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiofng'tong [[...]] 
impulse, sudden urge, be excited, over excited
衝動
zhorngti [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoxng'ti [[...]] 
tease, make fun of, make a fool of
捉弄
zhwkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuo'khix [[...]] 
in the future, afterward
將來,從此以後
zhuietaxmzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'tam'zhuix [[...]] 
easy to say, agreeable to one's taste, casually
順口說出
cien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cien [[...]] 
naughty, mischievous, to play (toy) with
頑皮的,好玩
ciapkin/ciapkun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'kin; (ciab'kun) [[...]] 
near to, adjoining, adjoin, to approach, draw near
接近
ciaokaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'kaq [[...]] 
mixed in proper proportions like of good and bad
公允分配
cynzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cirn'zog [[...]] 
bestir, exert oneself, stimulate
振作
ciøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøf; (ciaw) [[...]] 
beckon with hand, to summon, raise an army or capital, poster, signboard, to welcome, receive, call for, canvass for
邀,招
ciofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng; (ciafng) [[...]] 
used with a verb expressing future action (about to or going to), used with a noun functioning as a direct object (ciofng is very often used immediately before the object in an inverted construction in which the object precedes the main verb instead of following it thereby directing attention to and emphasizes the object.)
將
ciuozoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciux'zoa; (hoad'sex) [[...]] 
swear, take an oath
立誓,賭咒
zørphvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'phvoa [[...]] 
be a companion
作伴
zoadbang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'bang; (zoat'bong) [[...]] 
despair, be hopeless
絕望
zuyzvea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'zvea; (kor'zvea) [[...]] 
well
水井
eq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eq [[...]] 
an exclamation, very similar to the English "Hey".
喂
hva [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hva; (hvah) [[...]] 
stride or step over a ditch
跨越
had [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had [[...]] 
shout, bawl, to roar at, to thunder at, to say disagreeable things, speak loud and angrily
吆喝,叱吒,責怪
gii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gii [[...]] 
doubtful, skeptical, doubt, to doubt, to suspect, questionable
疑
hiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaw [[...]] 
betray, defraud, don't keep one's word
背叛,背信
hor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor [[...]] 
cheat, swindle, deceive
騙,欺騙
ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho [[...]] 
until, to cause, to effect, so that (tone never changes)
使
ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho [[...]] 
let, allow
讓
Ho laang chviar, mxthafng hiaam kiamcviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho laang chviar, m'thafng hiaam kiaam'cviar. [[...]] 
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. (When people invite you, don't complain about the food being too salty or too flat.)
作客不要嫌菜淡,鹹,餽贈之馬,不應計齒。
hoo-luieluix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'luix'luix; hoo-luix'luix [[...]] 
very eloquent
能言善道
høea siøf bagbaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea siøf bak'baai; høea siøf bak'baai [[...]] 
imminent crisis or emergency (fire singeing the eyebrows)
火燒眉毛,燃眉之急
Hoef tiøh zhaq thauzeeng, mxthafng zhaq auxpeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoef tiøh zhaq thaau'zeeng, m'thafng zhaq au'peeng. [[...]] 
Put your best foot forward. Don't put your light under a bushel basket. If you want to tip, tip first, don't wait until you are leaving the hotel. (Flowers should be put out front, don't put them in the back.)
花要插面前,不要插後面,要適時為之,不要事後補辦。
ientii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'tii; (tii'ieen) [[...]] 
delay, be delayed, be retarded, a delay
延遲,遲延
iao hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao hør; (iao'kuo hør) [[...]] 
excusable, tolerable, passable
還好
iøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo; (iaau) [[...]] 
shake (the head), to toss, to wave (flags), to sway
搖
Jiar hiim jiar hor, mxthafng jiaftiøh chiahza'bor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiar hiim jiar hor, m'thafng jiar'tiøh chiaq'zaf'bor. [[...]] 
Tease a bear and rouse a tiger, but don't provoke a hot tempered woman.
惹熊惹虎,不要惹到悍婦。
jiarng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiarng; jiarng/jiorng; (jiorng, liorng) [[...]] 
yell, roar at, to bawl
嚷,叱罵
jiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiok; (liok) [[...]] 
knead (flour or clay in order to crush lumps), knead (muscles heavily), crumple up (paper)
揉
jiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiorng; (jiarng, liorng) [[...]] 
yell, roar at
嚷,叱嚷
kaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaam; (haam) [[...]] 
hold in the mouth (as water, candy), hold shut (the mouth)
含,銜
karnkiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaxn'kiau [[...]] 
curse with vile language
惡言罵人
keh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keh; (gek) [[...]] 
oppose (esp. oppose or resist a superior)
逆,作對
khazhng'au-oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'zhngf'au-oe; khaf'zhngf'au-oe [[...]] 
backbiting
背後話,私詆
khap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khap [[...]] 
touch, come in contact with, strike against, bump into, to "clip"
接觸,碰
khehkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq'khix [[...]] 
formality, politeness, reserved
客氣
khengkie boxngtong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khefng'kie bong'tong [[...]] 
heedless (reckless) undertaking, commit a rash act
輕舉妄動
khngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khngx; (khoaxn) [[...]] 
exhort
勸
khvoarkhyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'khyn [[...]] 
despise
看輕,看不起,瞧不起,輕視
khvoax laang bøbagte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax laang bøo'bak'te [[...]] 
look down upon others
看不起人家,瞧不起人
khvoartafng khvoarsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'tafng khvoax'say [[...]] 
look all around, gawk around
東張西望
khoarnkøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoaxn'køx [[...]] 
advice, counsel, remonstration, give advice
勸告
kie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kie; (cie) [[...]] 
point one's finger at
指
kiernkoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'koaix [[...]] 
take amiss, be somewhat displease at a slight fault or lapse in politeness
見怪
køkøtvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køo'køo'tvii [[...]] 
annoying, annoy, troublesome, importunate (person, affair)
糾纏不休,囉嗦
koaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaix [[...]] 
strange, uncanny, monstrous, to blame, marvelous, find fault with, monster, goblin
怪
køeahøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'hoea; køex'høea [[...]] 
be fried or roasted excessively
過火
køeahun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'hun; køex'hun [[...]] 
taking more than one's share, acting in an overbearing or unjust manner, go beyond the bounds
過份
leeng guphvi, mxthafng leeng guboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng guu'phvi, m'thafng leeng guu'boea; leeng guu'phvi, m'thafng leeng guu'bøea [[...]] 
When managing an affair, focus on the most important point. (Lit. Lead the cow by the nose or head, don't lead it by the tail.)
牽牛鼻,不要牽牛尾,先小人,後君子
mxthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'thafng [[...]] 
don't, should not
勿,不可
mxthafng kiernkoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'thafng kiexn'koaix [[...]] 
don't feel angry, don't be annoyed, I beg you not to take it amiss
不要見怪
gviaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gviaw [[...]] 
be tickled, to tickle
癢,呵癢
nngfpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nngr'png [[...]] 
parasite
軟飯
oex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oex; øex; (ex) [[...]] 
dirty, uncleanness, filthy, contaminate, scatter about
穢,弄髒
pheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pheng [[...]] 
lean upon, recline on
靠
phviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phviaf [[...]] 
throw at one, fling at, hurl at, pitch
拋,丟,甩
søeaji [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'ji; søex'ji [[...]] 
careful, be formal, be stiff
小心,細心,客氣
sngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sngr [[...]] 
children romp, to frolic, play pranks on, to joke, to jest, to play noisily
玩,玩耍
taau yn sixtoa laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taau yn si'toa laang [[...]] 
complain to his parents
向他的父母投訴
thafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafng [[...]] 
may, may be done, may be, it is allowable, be licit, used as a mere auxiliary almost like the English "to" of the infinitive
可
thafng ar mxthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafng ar m'thafng [[...]] 
may or may not? Is it allowable? May it be done? May I?
可以不可以
therng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: therng [[...]] 
spoil (a child), indulge or favor (a servant or employee) too much
寵溺,縱容
EDUTECH (1)
mxthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'thafng [[...]] 
don't do ~, never do ~
勿,不可
EDUTECH_GTW (1)
mxthafng 毋通 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'thafng [[...]] 
不可
Lim08 (1)
mxthafng 不可 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'thafng [[...]][i#] [p.B0917] [#41132]
( 1 ) 莫做 。 ( 2 ) 省略動詞e5場合 。 <( 1 ) m7 - thang去 ； ∼∼ 過嘴 ； ∼∼ 食水 ； ∼∼ 做 。 ( 2 )∼∼ khah好 。 >