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🗣 symsi 🗣 (u: sirm'si) 審視 [wt][mo] sím-sī [#]: 1. () (CE) to look closely at; to examine || 審視
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bøexkhad`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'khad'tid; bøe'khad`tid ⬆︎ [[...]]

be jealous of, envy, hate

嫉妒

Iong`ee si goar ka'ti ee cvii, lie si teq bøexkhattid symmih? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iong'ee si goar kaf'ti ee cvii, lie si teq be'khad'tid sirm'miq?; Iong`ee si goar kaf'ti ee cvii, lie si teq bøe'khad'tid sirm'mih? ⬆︎ [[...]]
I used my own money, what are you jealous about?
用的是我自己的錢,你是在嫉妒什麼?

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

hasten, hurry

催促

Sikafn tøf iawbøe kaux si teq chiak symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sii'kafn tøf iao'boe kaux si teq chiak sirm'miq?; Sii'kafn tøf iao'bøe kaux si teq chiak sirm'miq? ⬆︎ [[...]]
It is not time yet, what are you in a hurry about?
時間還沒到,你是在催促什麼?

zhøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoef; zhøef; (zhef) ⬆︎ [[...]]

blow like the wind

吹

Kin'afjit si symmiq hofng ka lie zhøef laai ee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'ar'jit si sirm'miq hofng ka lie zhoef laai ee?; Kyn'ar'jit si sirm'miq hofng ka lie zhøef laai ee? ⬆︎ [[...]]
a very unexpected visit from a friend (Lit. What wind blew you here today?)
今天是什麼風吹你來的 ?

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

create, make, invent, begin, do

創,做,幹

Cid hang taixcix si symmiq laang zhoxng ee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang tai'cix si sirm'miq laang zhoxng ee? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Who did this?
這件事是誰幹的 ?

Lie teq zhoxng sviafhøex? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie teq zhoxng sviar'hoex?; Lie teq zhoxng sviar'høex? ⬆︎ [[...]]
What are you doing?
你在幹什麼 ?

zhuobi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux'bi ⬆︎ [[...]]

taste, relish, interest, hobby

趣味,興趣

Lie tiørhii u zhuobi `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøx'hii u zhux'bi `bøo? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Do you find fishing interesting?
你釣魚有興趣嗎 ?

Lie ee zhuobi si symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee zhux'bi si sirm'miq? ⬆︎ [[...]]
What is your hobby?
你的興趣是什麼 ?

bøo zhuobi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhux'bi ⬆︎ [[...]]
not interesting
沒有趣味

cyn zhuobi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn zhux'bi ⬆︎ [[...]]
very interesting
很有趣味

citmiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid'miaa ⬆︎ [[...]]

statement of official rank

職名,職稱

Lie ee citmiaa si symmiq ? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee cid'miaa si sirm'miq ? ⬆︎ [[...]]
What is your official position?
你的職稱是什麼 ?

hvafthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvar'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]

frighten people

嚇嚇人

Y si hør hvafthaau niaxnia, sidzai bøo symmiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si hør hvar'thaau nia'nia, sit'zai bøo sirm'miq. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He only frightens people, it's not very serious matter.
他是嚇嚇人而已,實在沒什麼。

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

that, it

那,那個

Hef si symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hef si sirm'miq? ⬆︎ [[...]]
What is that?
那是什麼?

Hef si goar ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hef si goar ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
That is mine.
那是我的。

itbok liawjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'bok liao'jieen ⬆︎ [[...]]

comprehend at a glance

一目了然

Siar khaq kafntafn lef, ho laang extaxng itbok liawjieen. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siar khaq karn'tafn lef, ho laang e'taxng id'bok liao'jieen. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Write more simply so people can see the meaning at a glance.
寫簡單點,使人能夠一目了然。

Y si symmiq khoarn ee laang, goar itbok liawjieen. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si sirm'miq khoarn ee laang, goar id'bok liao'jieen. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I can see what kind of a person he is at a glance. I can see right through him.
他是何種人,我一目了然。

jinbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'but ⬆︎ [[...]]

personage or figure (usually referring to famous persons)

人物

legswsiong ee toa jinbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lek'suo'siong ee toa jiin'but ⬆︎ [[...]]
great figure in history
歷史上的大人物

Y si symmiq khoarn ee jinbut? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si sirm'miq khoarn ee jiin'but? ⬆︎ [[...]]
What sort (kind) of man is he?
他是何種人物?

zerngtixkaix ee itliuu jinbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'ti'kaix ee id'liuu jiin'but ⬆︎ [[...]]
one of the leading figures in the political world
政治界的一流人物

kaq mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq m'si ⬆︎ [[...]]

since...not

既不是

Lie kaq mxsi phoarpve, nar bøo aix khix haghau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve/pvi, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Since you are not sick, why don't you want to attend school?
你既不是生病,為何不去學校?

Mih kaq mxsi kea ee, lie khix chviar symmihlaang laai khvoax ia bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih kaq m'si kea ee, lie khix chviar sirm'miq'laang laai khvoax ia bøo iaux'kirn. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Since the things are not false, it doesn't make any difference whom you ask to look at them.
貨既不是假的,你去請誰來看也沒有關係。

khoafnsid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoarn'sid ⬆︎ [[...]]

form, model, pattern, sort. It seems that...

樣子

Hid ee laang si symmiq khoafnsid? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang si sirm'miq khoarn'sid? ⬆︎ [[...]]
What is the man like?
那個人是什麼樣子?

pakperng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pag'perng; (perng'pag) ⬆︎ [[...]]

turn the stomach, upset stomach, feel like vomiting

嘔吐,反胃

Mxzay si ciaqtiøh hosiin ahsi symmih, soaq gioxnggiong bøeq pakperng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'zay si ciah'tiøh hoo'siin ar'si sirm'miq, soaq giong'giong boeq pag'perng.; M'zay si ciah'tiøh hoo'siin iaq'si sirm'mih, soaq giong'giong bøeq pag'perng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I don't know if I ate a fly or what, but I feel like I am going to throw up.
不知是吃到蒼蠅還是什麼,竟快要嘔吐。

paxnsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pan'sex ⬆︎ [[...]]

situation, circumstance, trend of events

情形

Khvoax paxnsex si bøo symmiq hi'bong ee khoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khvoax pan'sex si bøo sirm'miq hy'bong ee khoarn. ⬆︎ [[...]]
It doesn't look like there is much hope.
看情形是沒什麼希望的樣子。

phafng-korngkoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phafng'koxng'koxng; phafng-koxng'koxng ⬆︎ [[...]]

sweet smelling, savory, appetizing

香噴噴

Lie kuy sengkhw phangkorngkoxng si boaq symmiq phangzuie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kuy sefng'khw phafng'koxng'koxng si boaq sirm'miq phafng'zuie? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Your whole body is very fragrant, what perfume are you using?
你全身香噴噴的,是擦什麼香水?

taotøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taux'tea; taux'tøea; (taux'tie) ⬆︎ [[...]]

to the bottom, at length, after all, in the end, in fine, but a last

到底

Taotea lie (si) bad y ar m bad? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taux'tea lie (si) bad y ar m bad? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Do you know him or not?
你到底認識他嗎?

Taotea lie si symmiqlaang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taux'tea lie si sirm'mih'laang? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Who on earth are you?
你到底是誰?

Taotea lie si khix tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taux'tea lie si khix tøq'ui? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Where in the world have you been?
你到底去那兒?

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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)
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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)
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