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HTB (2)

lau-thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: a term of respect for an old lady; 老太太
thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: madame; respectful title for a women; Mrs.; wife; 太太

DFT (1)

🗣 thaethaix 🗣 (u: thaix'thaix) 太太 [wt][mo] thài-thài [#]: 1. (N) || 對已婚女子的尊稱。; 2. (N) || 丈夫稱呼自己的妻子。
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Maryknoll (47)

benggi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'gi ⬆︎ [[...]]

one's name, the name as opposed to reality or substance, the outward reason for doing something

名義

eng... ee benggi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng... ee beeng'gi ⬆︎ [[...]]
under the name of...
用 ...的名義

zaisarn voa thaethaix ee benggi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'sarn voa thaix'thaix ee beeng'gi ⬆︎ [[...]]
transfer assets to his wife
財產換太太的名義

benggixsiong ee angbor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'gi'siong ee afng'bor ⬆︎ [[...]]
man and wife in name only
名義上的夫妻

bøtaxng zhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'taxng zhoe; bøo'taxng zhøe ⬆︎ [[...]]

cannot be found

無處尋,找不到

Ciahnih hør ee thaethaix bøtaxng zhøe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq'nih hør ee thaix'thaix bøo'taxng zhoe.; Ciaq'nih hør ee thaix'thaix bøo'taxng zhøe. ⬆︎ [[...]]
You can't find a better wife than she.
這麼好的太太那裡找。

chiwlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'lo ⬆︎ [[...]]

workmanship whether good or bad

手藝

Y ee chiwlo cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee chiuo'lo cyn hør. ⬆︎ [[...]]
His workmanship is very good.
他的手藝很好。

chiwloxzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'lo'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
cook's most tasty dish, chef d'oeuvre, specialty of the house
拿手菜

Zef si thaethaix ee chiwloxzhaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si thaix'thaix ee chiuo'lo'zhaix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This is my wife's most tasty dish.
這是太太的拿手菜。

zhutzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'zuie; (zhud'khix) ⬆︎ [[...]]

vent one's anger, take one's spite out on another

出氣

Y poah sw kiao, phaq thaethaix zhutzuie (zhutkhix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y poah sw kiao, phaq thaix'thaix zhud'zuie (zhud'khix). ⬆︎ [[...]]
He lost at gambling and beat his wife to vent his spleen.
他賭輸了錢,打太太出氣。

Maix tuix goar zhutzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix tuix goar zhud'zuie. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Don't take your spite out on me.
不要找我出氣。

zhutsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'syn ⬆︎ [[...]]

be a graduate of a university, be a native of, rise from poverty to wealth and rank

出身

Y si Taioaan Taixhak zhutsyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si Taai'oaan Tai'hak zhud'syn ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He is a graduate of the National University of Taiwan.
他是台灣大學出身的。

Yn thaethaix si høfgiaqlaang zhutsyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn thaix'thaix si hør'giah'laang zhud'syn ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
His wife came from a rich family.
他太太是出身於有錢人家。

høefthaukwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'thaau'kwn; høea'thaau'kwn ⬆︎ [[...]]

mess cook for soldiers

火頭軍,炊事兵

Thaethaix teq phoarpve, goar tiøh zøx høefthaukwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'thaix teq phoax'pve, goar tiøh zøx hoea'thaau'kwn.; Thaix'thaix teq phoax'pve/pvi, goar tiøh zøx høea'thaau'kwn. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Because my wife is sick, I have to be my own cook.
太太病了,我得下廚。

i'thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'thaix'thaix; (sex'ii) ⬆︎ [[...]]

concubine

姨太太,小老婆

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

hide, tuck away, conceal on one's person, put behind the back (as one's hands), do (something) stealthily

藏,隱藏,偷

Goar ee ienpid y ka goar iapkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee ieen'pid y ka goar iab'khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He sneaked away with my pencil.
他偷了我的鉛筆。

Yn thaethaix iab cyn ze cvii khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn thaix'thaix iab cyn ze cvii khie'laai. ⬆︎ [[...]]
His wife has a lot of secret savings.
他太太私蓄很多錢。

iab toax khazhng'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iab toax khaf'zhngf'au ⬆︎ [[...]]
hide something behind the back
藏在背後

chiuo iap'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo iab'au ⬆︎ [[...]]
with one's hand(s) behind one's back
手藏在背後

ng'iab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngf'iab ⬆︎ [[...]]
conceal behind the back or in one's clothing
隱藏

thauiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'iab ⬆︎ [[...]]
take stealthily and put behind the back or in one's epoch
偷藏

kengchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'chiuo ⬆︎ [[...]]

pass through the hand so

經手

Hid tiaau cvii goar u heeng y, si yn thaethaix kengchiuo ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau cvii goar u heeng y, si yn thaix'thaix kefng'chiuo ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I paid (returned) him the money through the hands of his wife.
那筆錢我有還他,是他太太經手的。

kengchiuo-jiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'chiuo'jiin; kefng'chiuo-jiin ⬆︎ [[...]]
person through whose hands money is paid, goods, sent or business transacted
經手人

kviabor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'bor ⬆︎ [[...]]

henpecked

懼內

Y si kviabor taixoong, sofie aix kab yn thaethaix zhamsioong khaq uxhau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si kviaf'bor tai'oong, sor'ie aix kab yn thaix'thaix zhafm'sioong khaq u'hau. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He is very henpecked so if you want to determine things you have to arrange matters with his wife.
他是怕太太大王,所以要跟他太太商量比較有用。

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

kidnap, to swindle, to decoy, seduce

拐,誘拐

koae laang ee cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koae laang ee cvii ⬆︎ [[...]]
swindle someone out of money
拐人的錢

koae laang ee thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koae laang ee thaix'thaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
seduce another's wife
誘拐人的太太

køeamiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'miaa; køex'miaa ⬆︎ [[...]]

transfer

過戶

zaisarn køeamiaa ho thaethaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'sarn koex'miaa ho thaix'thaix.; zaai'sarn køex'miaa ho thaix'thaix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
transfer assets to one's wife
財產過名給太太

lau thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau thaix'thaix ⬆︎ [[...]]

old lady

老太太

mia'gi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: miaa'gi; (beeng'gi) ⬆︎ [[...]]

under the name of, in a person's name

名義

zaisarn voaxzøx thaethaix ee benggi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'sarn voa'zøx thaix'thaix ee beeng'gi ⬆︎ [[...]]
transfer assets to one's wife
財產換成太太的名義

tvafkeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvar'keg ⬆︎ [[...]]

blow, shock, hit, (in baseball) hitting, batting

打擊

siu tvafkeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu tvar'keg ⬆︎ [[...]]
receive a blow (shock)
受打擊

Thaethaix sie khix, y siu toa tvafkeg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'thaix sie khix, y siu toa tvar'keg. ⬆︎ [[...]]
His wife's death was a great blow to him
太太去世,他受打擊很大。

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

very big or large, much, too, excessive, a term of respect (used in titles)

太

i'thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'thaix'thaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
concubine
姨太太

lau thaepøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau thaix'pøo ⬆︎ [[...]]
old woman
老太婆

lau thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau thaix'thaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
old lady
老太太

thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaix'thaix ⬆︎ [[...]]

respectful title for a women, Mrs. , wife

太太

EDUTECH (1)

thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaix'thaix ⬆︎ [[...]]: wife, Mrs; 太太

EDUTECH_GTW (1)

thaethaix 太太 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaix'thaix ⬆︎ [[...]]: 太太

Embree (2)

thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaix'thaix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.278]: N ê : wife; 太太
thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaix'thaix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.278]: Tit (appended to husband's surname) ê : Mrs.; 太太

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