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🗣 Bøe tee korng tee phafng, bøe hoef korng hoef aang. 🗣 (u: Be tee korng tee phafng, be hoef korng hoef aang. Bøe tee korng tee phafng, bøe hoef korng hoef aang.) 賣茶講茶芳，賣花講花紅。 [wt][mo] Bē tê kóng tê phang, bē hue kóng hue âng. [#]

1. () || 賣茶葉的人強調自己賣的茶葉有多香；賣花的人強調自己賣的花顏色有多麼的鮮豔。比喻為了要把自己的產品推銷出去，生意人總會強調其產品具有什麼特色，藉此吸引顧客的目光。比喻老王賣瓜，自賣自誇。

🗣le: (u: Bea mih'kvia ee sii, sefng'lie'laang korng ee oe biern'pud'liao e “be tee korng tee phafng, be hoef korng hoef aang”, larn ka zhafm'khør`cit'e tø hør, biern zorng ka sixn.) 🗣 (買物件的時，生理人講的話免不了會「賣茶講茶芳，賣花講花紅」，咱共參考一下就好，免總共信。) (買東西時，生意人所講的話免不了會「賣什麼東西就稱讚什麼東西好」，我們用來參考就好，別完全相信。)

🗣le: (u: Y lorng korng y kefng'siaw ee of'iuu cviaa zarn, zexng'kefng si “be tee korng tee phafng, be hoef korng hoef aang”, larn iao'si kef kviaa`kuie'kefng'ar ciaq be ho y phvy`khix.) 🗣 (伊攏講伊經銷的烏油誠讚，正經是「賣茶講茶芳，賣花講花紅」，咱猶是加行幾間仔才袂予伊偏去。) (他都說他經銷的機油很好，實在是「老王賣瓜，自賣自誇」，我們還是多問幾家同行做比較，才不會被他騙了。)
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bøtvia bøtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh [[...]] 

voluble, vain, fickle, changeable, inconstant, to change at every whim, uncertain and changeable

不一定,沒定性

• zoeakin ee thvikhix bøtvia bøtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin ee thvy'khix bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh.; zoex'kin/kun ee thvy'khix bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh. [[...]] 
  Recently the weather changes very quickly.
  最近的天氣變幻無常。

• Y kofng'oe bøtvia bøtiøh, bøe sixn`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh, be sixn'tid.; Y korng'oe bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh, bøe sixn`tid. [[...]] 
  He's very fickle, you can't believe him.
  他講話反覆無常,不能相信。

ittix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'tix [[...]] 

unanimously, consent, coincidence, agreement

一致

• iekiexn ittix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'kiexn id'tix [[...]] 
  come to an agreement
  意見一致

• Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx ee, bøe ittix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx ee, be id'tix.; Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx/zøex ee, bøe id'tix. [[...]] 
  He says one thing and does another.
  他所說的和所做的,不能一致。

• Lirn taixkef ittix laai zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn tai'kef id'tix laai zøx. [[...]] 
  All of you do it as one man.
  你們大家要一致來做。

ka'nngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'nngg [[...]] 

clear in speaking

清楚,明瞭(說話)

• korng oe korng bøe ka'nngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng oe korng be kaf'nngg; korng oe korng bøe kaf'nngg [[...]] 
  does not speak clearly
  講話不清楚

kaq... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq... [[...]] 

even, up to, until, so...that, very

連,到,得,極了

• Engguo bøexhiao korng (kaq) pvoax kux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'gie be'hiao korng (kaq) pvoax kux.; Efng'guo bøe'hiao korng (kaq) pvoax kux. [[...]] 
  Cannot speak English at all. Cannot speak even half a word of English.
  英語連一句都不會講。

• Bøexhiao zøx (kaq) pvoax hang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao zøx (kaq) pvoax hang.; Bøe'hiao zøx (kaq) pvoax hang. [[...]] 
  Can't do anything at all. (Note: "kah" is used to emphasize "poa*-ku" and "poa*-hang")
  連一項也不會做。

• Chid kaq lorng bøo taf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid kaq lorng bøo taf. [[...]] 
  Not wiped dry at all. (Note: "kah" is used to emphasize "poa*-ku" and "poa*-hang" Used after verbs indicates the past tense.)
  擦得一點兒也沒乾。

• saux kaq cyn zhengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saux kaq cyn zhefng'khix [[...]] 
  Swept very clean.
  掃得很乾淨

• Goar iaw kaq bøeq sie khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar iaw kaq boeq sie khix.; Goar iaw kaq bøeq sie khix. [[...]] 
  I am (was) starving to death.
  我餓得要死了。

• Joah kaq bøe khuxn tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Joah kaq be khuxn tid.; Joah kaq bøe khuxn tid. [[...]] 
  It is (was) so hot that I can (could) not sleep.
  熱得無法睡。

• Goar joah kaq toxng bøe tiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar joah kaq toxng be tiaau.; Goar joah kaq toxng bøe tiaau. [[...]] 
  It is (was) so hot that I can (could) not endure it.
  我熱得忍不住。

• Suie kaq bøe korng tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Suie kaq be korng tid.; Suie kaq bøe korng tid. [[...]] 
  Very beautiful! Be too beautiful for description.
  美極了! 美得不得了!

• Taioaan ee mih siok kaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'oaan ee mih siok kaq. [[...]] 
  Taiwanese articles are very cheap.
  台灣的東西便宜極了!

• Ang've'ar khaux kaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aang'vef'ar khaux kaq. [[...]] 
  The baby cried bitterly.
  嬰兒哭得很厲害。

• Hai goar chiøx kaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hai goar chiøx kaq.; (Chiøx kaq bøeq sie khix.) [[...]] 
  Laughed till I nearly died.
  害我差一點笑死。

kiernsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'siaux [[...]] 

ashamed, embarrassed, feel ashamed

害羞,怕羞,丟人

• kofngtiøh cyn kiernsiaux, .... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'tiøh cyn kiexn'siaux, .... [[...]] 
  I am ashamed to say that...
  說來很丟人

• kiernsiaux kaq korng bøe zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'siaux kaq korng be zhud'laai.; kiexn'siaux kaq korng bøe zhud'laai. [[...]] 
  too shy to speak
  羞得說不出話來

• kviaf kiernsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf kiexn'siaux [[...]] 
  be shy, be bashful
  怕羞

korng bøe laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng be laai; korng bøe laai [[...]] 

can not express it properly, can not speak so as to accomplish the purpose

講不來

korng bøe liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng be liao; korng bøe liao [[...]] 

can not be fully told (since it is so great or long), can not enumerate all of them

講不完

korng bøe soaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng be soaq; korng bøe soaq [[...]] 

talk without the least intermission, keep on chattering

講不停

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