Taiwanese-English dictionaries full-text search

Input was: m: khythaau OR u: khie u:thaau.

DFT (3)

🗣 Baxnsu khythaau laan. 🗣 (u: Ban'su khie'thaau laan.) 萬事起頭難。 [wt][mo] Bān-sū khí-thâu lân. [#]: 1. () || 一切事情開頭階段都很困難。意指事情剛開始的時候，都比較困難，只要不放棄，繼續做，久了就會順手、熟練。; 🗣le: (u: Siaux'lieen'laang tuo zhud'giap, m'koarn ciah'thaau'lo iah'si kaf'ki zøx thaau'kef, “ban'su khie'thaau laan”, aix tauh'tauh'ar laai, kiefn'chii`løh'khix, zøx e kuo ciaq u seeng'kofng ee ky'hoe.) 🗣 (少年人拄出業，毋管食頭路抑是家己做頭家，「萬事起頭難」，愛沓沓仔來，堅持落去，做會久才有成功的機會。) (年輕人剛畢業，上班或是自己創業，「萬事起頭難」，要慢慢來，堅持下去，做得久才有成功的機會。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 khythaau 🗣 (u: khie'thaau) 起頭 [wt][mo] khí-thâu [#]: 1. (Adv) || 起初、開頭。; 🗣le: (u: Beq zøx hak'bun, khie'thaau tiøh'aix ka ky'zhor phaq ho y hør.) 🗣 (欲做學問，起頭著愛共基礎拍予伊好。) (要做學問，開頭就要把基礎打好。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 thaukhysefng 🗣 (u: thaau'khie'sefng) 頭起先 [wt][mo] thâu-khí-sing [#]: 1. (Adv) || 起初、剛開始。; 🗣le: (u: Y thaau'khie'sefng bøo sviu'beq taau'zw, thviaf goar soad'beeng liao'au ciaq koad'teng beq kaf'jip.) 🗣 (伊頭起先無想欲投資，聽我說明了後才決定欲加入。) (他起先不想要投資，聽我說明後才決定要加入。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

DFT_lk (7)

🗣u: Jit'thaau phak khaf'zhngf`aq, lie iao m kirn khie`laai! ⬆︎ 日頭曝尻川矣，你猶毋緊起來！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 太陽晒屁股了，你還不快點兒起床！
🗣u: Hid ee piin'tvoa'kud, jit'thaau phak khaf'zhngf`aq køq m khie`laai. ⬆︎ 彼个貧惰骨，日頭曝尻川矣閣毋起來。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 那個懶惰蟲，太陽晒屁股了還不起床。
🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Sie zoaa oah boea'liw.” Na bøo ka cid ee zax'phiexn cip'thoaan ee zhat'thaau liah`khie'laai, m zay iao'u goa'ze laang e ho phiexn`khix. ⬆︎ 俗語講：「死蛇活尾溜。」若無共這个詐騙集團的賊頭掠起來，毋知猶有偌濟人會予騙去。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 俗話說：「斬草不除根，春風吹又生。」如果不將這個詐騙集團的主謀抓起來，不曉得還有多少人會被騙。
🗣u: Hid kefng kofng'sy ee thaau'kef chviax AF'iorng zøx syn'løo, m'na zhoaan svaf tngx ho y ciah, goeh'hong ma u ciaux'khie'kafng hoad, AF'iorng soaq six'kex ka laang korng cid kefng kofng'sy cviaa taxng'sngf, cviax'karng si “tøq'terng ciah'png, tøq'khaf paxng'sae”. ⬆︎ 彼間公司的頭家倩阿勇做辛勞，毋但攢三頓予伊食，月俸嘛有照起工發，阿勇煞四界共人講這間公司誠凍霜，正港是「桌頂食飯，桌跤放屎」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 那間公司的老闆聘用阿勇為職員，不僅準備三餐給他們吃，月薪也按規矩發，阿勇卻四處跟別人說這間公司很吝嗇，真的是「受人恩惠而不知報答」。
🗣u: Siaux'lieen'laang tuo zhud'giap, m'koarn ciah'thaau'lo iah'si kaf'ki zøx thaau'kef, “ban'su khie'thaau laan”, aix tauh'tauh'ar laai, kiefn'chii`løh'khix, zøx e kuo ciaq u seeng'kofng ee ky'hoe. ⬆︎ 少年人拄出業，毋管食頭路抑是家己做頭家，「萬事起頭難」，愛沓沓仔來，堅持落去，做會久才有成功的機會。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 年輕人剛畢業，上班或是自己創業，「萬事起頭難」，要慢慢來，堅持下去，做得久才有成功的機會。
🗣u: Larn na beq ti sia'hoe kaq laang zøx tai'cix, tiøh'aix ciaux'khie'kafng laai, siefn tøf m'thafng sviu'beq phvy`laang, “chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m kviaf chiu'boea zøx'hofng'thay”. ⬆︎ 咱若欲佇社會佮人做代誌，著愛照起工來，仙都毋通想欲偏人，「樹頭徛予在，毋驚樹尾做風颱」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 我們若要在社會上與人共事，就得按部就班，不要有占別人便宜的念頭，「根基穩固了，就不怕外在的環境惡劣」。
🗣u: Y cid ee laang u khaq tit, be'hiao piexn'khiaux, m'køq “gong`ee ia u cit hang e”, kaw'taix y zøx tit thaau'lo, y lorng e ciaux'khie'kafng zøx, be thoaf'soaf, be kiw'zuie, cyn khør'zhuo. ⬆︎ 伊這个人有較直，袂曉變竅，毋過「戇的也有一項會」，交代伊做直頭路，伊攏會照起工做，袂拖沙、袂勼水，真可取。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 他這個人比較直，不會變通，不過「天生我才必有用」，交代他做不需要變通的事，他都會照規矩做，不會拖拖拉拉、不會敷衍，很有可取之處。

Maryknoll (17)

baxbaxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ba'ba'si ⬆︎ [[...]]

all over, all around

到處都是

Peqthaumof kuy thaukhag baxbaxsi bøeq tuix tøh'ui khix zhoahkhie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Peh'thaau'mof kuy thaau'khag ba'ba'si boeq tuix tøq'ui khix zhoaq'khie?; Peh'thaau'mof kuy thaau'khag ba'ba'si bøeq tuix tøq'ui khix zhoaq'khie? ⬆︎ [[...]]
There is white hair all over his head, where are you going to start to pluck it out.
白頭髮整頭都是,要從哪裡拔起?

zhuiekhythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'khie'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]

stump or root of a tooth

齒根

zørsu khythaau laan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'su khie'thaau laan; zøx/zøex'su khie'thaau laan ⬆︎ [[...]]

Beginning is the hardest part of any enterprise.

做事起頭難

khyzhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'zhof; (khie'thaau) ⬆︎ [[...]]

in the beginning, at first

起初,起頭

khythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]

beginning, at first, in the beginning

起頭

korng khylaai oexthaau tngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng khie'laai oe'thaau tngg ⬆︎ [[...]]

to talk over this matter would take a long time

說來話長

kuxzerngthauar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku'zexng'thaau'ar; (ku'cixn'thaau'ar) ⬆︎ [[...]]

old bad habits, old sickness

舊病,舊習,惡習

Kuxzerngthauar køq teq giaa af, køq teq khysiao af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ku'zexng'thaau'ar køq teq giaa af, køq teq khie'siao af. ⬆︎ [[...]]
His old sickness surfaced again, he is acting crazy again.
舊病復發,又再發瘋了。

laan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan ⬆︎ [[...]]

difficult, hard, troublesome, to distress, harass, reprove, difficulty, trouble, distress, adversity, suffering, hardship

難

Baxnsu khythaau laan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ban'su khie'thaau laan ⬆︎ [[...]]
It is hard to begin.
萬事起頭難

pahpvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paq'pvoaf ⬆︎ [[...]]

all sorts, every kind

百般

pahpvoaf khythaau laan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paq'pvoaf khie'thaau laan ⬆︎ [[...]]
All things are difficult at the beginning.
百般(萬事)開頭難。

phahkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'khie ⬆︎ [[...]]

make a beginning

開始

tengthaau phahkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teeng'thaau phaq'khie ⬆︎ [[...]]
do it all over from the beginning
從頭開始

tengthaau phahkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teeng'thaau phaq'khie ⬆︎ [[...]]

do it all over again from the beginning

從頭做起

thaukhysefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'khie'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]]

just now, a moment ago

剛才

EDUTECH (2)

goaan-khythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan-khie'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]: the very origin; 起初
khythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]: at first, in the beginning; 起頭

EDUTECH_GTW (1)

khythaau 起頭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]: 起頭

Embree (4)

goaan-khythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'khie'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.72]: Nt/Bib : the very beginning; 起初
khythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.155]: Smod/Pmod : at first, in the beginning; 起頭
khythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.155]: N : the beginning; 起頭
u: thaau'zeeng'khie ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.280]: N : front teeth; 前排牙齒

Lim08 (13)

u: chioxng'khie'thaau ⬆︎ 唱起頭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0189/B0105] [#8509]: 提倡。 <>
u: zhuix'khie'thaau ⬆︎ 嘴齒頭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0324] [#9862]: 齒根。 <>
u: zu'thaau khie'lie ⬆︎ 自頭起理 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0343/B0371] [#14643]: Tai7 - chi3 e5起因。 <∼∼∼∼ 做一下講hou7伊聽。 >
u: khie'zhaa'thaau ⬆︎ 起柴頭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0267] [#30092]: 葬式出山chin3前ka7棺木下 ( he7 ) ti7厝門口祭拜。＝ [ 起車頭 ] ， [ 祭棺 ] 。 <>
u: khie'chiaf'thaau ⬆︎ 起車頭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0270] [#30100]: ＝ [ 起柴頭 ] 。 <>
u: khie'hexng'thaau ⬆︎ 起興頭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0274] [#30129]: 興趣起來。 < 若有 ∼∼∼ 才來去。 >
u: khie'khiexn'thaau ⬆︎ 起khian3頭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0264] [#30181]: 要求一項物件等e5時m7明講干但beh hong5 ioh , 婉轉講話。 ( 2 ) 爭論為tioh8嬴無理強辯， chhoe7藉口。 ( 3 ) 藉口辭退。 < 要求一項物件等e5時m7明講干但beh hong5 ioh , 婉轉講話。 ( 2 ) 爭論為tioh8嬴無理強辯， chhoe7藉口。 ( 3 ) 藉口辭退。 >
u: khie'noaa'thaau ⬆︎ 起攔頭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0274] [#30220]: ＝ [ 起khian3頭 ] 。 <>
u: khie'thaau ⬆︎ 起頭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0270] [#30265]: 最初，當初。 <∼∼ 興興 [ 悻悻 ], 尾手冷冷 ; ∼∼ 發hiaN7 ＝開始創業。 >
u: svaq'thaau m'khie ⬆︎ saNh頭m7起 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0541] [#50412]: tai7 - chi3 long2 m7知。 < 我to ∼∼∼∼ 。 >
u: thaau'zaan'khie ⬆︎ 頭層齒 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0030] [#59481]: 前齒。 <>
u: thaau'khie ⬆︎ 頭起 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0028] [#59569]: ( 1 ) 先，第一pai2 。 ( 2 ) 出風頭。 ( 3 ) 訴訟事件e5第一回事件。 <( 2 ) 伊tak8項tai7 - chi3 beh ai3 ∼∼ 。 >
u: thaau'khie'sefng ⬆︎ 頭起先 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0028/B0028] [#59570]: ＝ [ 頭先 ] 。 <>

dictionary: Lim08 (69522 rows)

columns: idx, ns, u, M, hj, en, zh, p, fn

you may specify column(s): u:too, or en:too

About MTL Toolbox | LearnTaiwanese.org

time: 125

Taiwanese Dictionaries – Sources

HTB: "Hiexntai-buun" Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Modern Taiwanese Language Association. Syllable segmentation in progress.
DFT: 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Chinese). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011. (CC BY-ND 3.0 臺灣) (data from MoeDict Desktop For MacOSX / Linux / Windows. 2015. see MoeDict and Taioaan Wiki). We have annotated over 5800 definitions in English for monosyllables (enter any monosyllable to get into monosyllable mode)
Maryknoll: Taiwanese—English Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Maryknoll Language Service Center, Taichung, Taiwan. 2001 [1976]. (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 TW)
TC/TH: Iûⁿ Ún-giân. 台語文/中文辭典 Taiwanese — Chinese Dictionary & 台文/華文線頂辭典 [Taihoa Online Dictionary] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Chinese).
EDUTECH: Liim Keahioong (2001-2003). EDUTECH: Taiwanese—English Dictionary Searched with Concise Atonal Spelling. Edited and cross-referenced to EDUTECH General Taiwanese Words (正確台語拼字辭和漢字辭), Embree (1973), Maryknoll (2001), and other dictionaries.
Embree: Embree, Bernard L. M. (1973). A Dictionary of Southern Min: based on current usage in Taiwan and checked against the earlier works of Carstairs Douglas, Thomas Barclay, and Ernest Tipson. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Language Institute. (OCLC 2491446. Data from GitHub - ChhoeTaigiDatabase. See NY Times article)
Lim08: 台語辭典(台日大辭典台語譯本)查詢 [Taiwanese Dictionary (translation of Tai—Nichi Dai Jiten (TDJ)) search] (in Taiwanese Hokkien). Sìn Bōng Ài [Faith Hope Love]. 2008. We make updates and corrections, and refer to Lim19: 台語辭典(台日大辭典台語譯本)查詢2019 [Taiwanese Dictionary (translation of TDJ) search] (in Taiwanese Hokkien). Sìn Bōng Ài [Faith Hope Love]. 2019.
TDJ: Ogawa Naoyoshi, ed. (1931, 1932). 臺日大辭典 Tai—Nichi Dai Jiten [Taiwanese—Japanese Dictionary] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Japanese). Volume 1 & Volume 2. Taihoku: Governor-General of Taiwan.