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kaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
monkey
kaau ka kaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
two men fighting over the same woman (Lit. monkey bites monkey)
奸夫互毆; 猴咬猴
Kaau Zethiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
common name of Swn Gvoxkhofng
猴齊天
thaikøef kax kaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
kill a fowl as a warning to monkey ─ make an example of a man
殺雞儆猴

DFT
A'kaau 🗣 (u: Af'kaau) 阿猴 [wt][mo] A-kâu [#]
1. () || 屏東(附錄-地名-舊地名)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
he'kaau 🗣 (u: hee'kaau) 蝦猴 [wt][mo] hê-kâu [#]
1. (N) || 蝦蛄。甲殼類。形狀像蝦子而較為扁平,身體長一到三十公分不等,第二對胸肢特別大,全體淡黃微綠,放入沸水中,即成淡紫色。生於淺海的泥沙中,可供食用。目前臺灣只有鹿港地區有人專門抓來煮熟販售。一般都用鹽漬處理,所以味道十分鹹,鹿港地區就流行一句諺語:「一隻蝦猴配三碗糜。」(Tsi̍t tsiah hê-kâu phèr sann uánn bêr.)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
kaau 🗣 (u: kaau) [wt][mo] kâu [#]
1. (N) || 哺乳動物。外形與人類相似,全身長毛,能站立,並用後腿走路,行動矯捷靈活,喜群居生活。十二生肖排序第九的生肖。
🗣le: Svoaf'terng u cyn ze kaau. (山頂有真濟猴。) (山上有很多猴子。)
🗣le: kaau'safn`ar (猴山仔) (猴子)
2. (Adj) skinny and dark-skinned; ugly as a monkey || 形容人的外貌長得又瘦又黑、十分難看,就像猴子一樣。
🗣le: Hid khof svef'zøx kaau'kaau. (彼箍生做猴猴。) (那個人長得瘦黑難看。)
3. (N) refers to someone, used contempt, scolding, ridicule, etc || 常用來表示輕視、罵人、嘲笑等各種情況的指稱。
🗣le: lau'kaau (老猴) (妻子怒稱或戲稱丈夫)
🗣le: kaau'girn'ar (猴囡仔) (稱呼調皮的小孩)
🗣le: m'cviaa'kaau (毋成猴) (罵人不像樣)
4. (N) male paramour || 姘夫。
🗣le: liah'kaau (掠猴) (捉姦)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
Kaau ia øe poaqløh chiuxkhaf. 🗣 (u: Kaau ia e poah'løh chiu'khaf. Kaau ia øe poah'løh chiu'khaf.) 猴也會跋落樹跤。 [wt][mo] Kâu iā ē pua̍h-lo̍h tshiū-kha. [#]
1. () || 猴子也會跌落樹下。說明經驗再豐富,動作再熟練的人,也有失手的時候,喻人不可大意。
🗣le: Cyn ze ix'goa iah'si sid'pai, lorng si yn'ui khøx'sex kaf'ki kefng'giam hofng'hux, zøx tai'cix bøo'kaux sex'ji ciaq e hoad'sefng, aix zay'viarkaau ia e poah'løh chiu'khaf”. (真濟意外抑是失敗,攏是因為靠勢家己經驗豐富,做代誌無夠細膩才會發生,愛知影「猴也會跋落樹跤」。) (很多意外或是失敗,往往是因為仗著自己經驗老到,做事不夠細心才會發生,要知道「猴子也會跌落樹下」。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
Kaau Zethiefn 🗣 (u: Kaau Zee'thiefn) 猴齊天 [wt][mo] Kâu Tsê-thian [#]
1. (N) || 指西遊記裡頭的孫悟空。
🗣le: Siefn pviax siefn, hai'sie Kaau Zee'thiefn. (仙拚仙,害死猴齊天。) (比喻兩方拚鬥,禍延無辜的第三者。)
2. (N) || 稱呼好動、喜歡惡作劇的人。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
Siefn pviax siefn, haixsie Kaau Zethiefn. 🗣 (u: Siefn pviax siefn, hai'sie Kaau Zee'thiefn.) 仙拚仙,害死猴齊天。 [wt][mo] Sian piànn sian, hāi-sí Kâu Tsê-thian. [#]
1. () || 眾仙人互相爭鬥,反而害一旁的孫悟空受到牽連。比喻兩方拼鬥,卻禍延無辜的第三者,亦即殃及池魚。
🗣le: Yn nng afng'ar'bor tvia'tvia oafn'kef, zhux'pvy khvoax be løh`khix, beq laai taux paai'kae, bøo'gii'gvo soaq ho yn oaxn'zheq, u'viar sisiefn pviax siefn, hai'sie Kaau Zee'thiefn”. (𪜶兩翁仔某定定冤家,厝邊看袂落去,欲來鬥排解,無疑悟煞予𪜶怨慼,有影是「仙拚仙,害死猴齊天」。) (他們夫妻倆時常吵架,鄰居看不下去,想幫他們排解,沒想到反而被他們怨懟,真的是「城門失火,殃及池魚」。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
Thaai køef kax kaau. 🗣 (u: Thaai kef kax kaau. Thaai køef kax kaau.) 刣雞教猴。 [wt][mo] Thâi ke kà kâu. [#]
1. () || 殺雞給猴子看。比喻用懲罰一個人的辦法來警告別的人。
🗣le: Hak'bu zuo'jim ui'tiøh beqthaai'kef'kax'kaau”, ka thaw'zao'øh ee hak'sefng kiøx khie'khix sw'leng'taai kax'si ho zexng'laang khvoax. (學務主任為著欲「刣雞教猴」,就共偷走學的學生叫起去司令台教示予眾人看。) (學務主任為了要「殺雞儆猴」,就把翹課的學生叫去司令台當眾訓示。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

DFT_lk
🗣u: M'cviaa'kaau, køq e khør te'id miaa. 毋成猴,閣會考第一名。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
真是厲害,還會考第一名。
🗣u: Bøo cvii m'thafng kea toa'pan, ciaq be ho laang tiaux'kaau. 無錢毋通假大範,才袂予人吊猴。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
沒錢不要裝闊,才不會被人為難。
🗣u: m'cviaa'kaau 毋成猴 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
罵人不像樣
🗣u: Y zexng'kefng khafng'khoex m zøx, kuy jit tø ti hiaf pvix'kaau'lang. 伊正經工課毋做,規日就佇遐變猴弄。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
他正經工作不做,整天就在那裡耍花樣作弄人。

Maryknoll
bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bor [[...]][i#] [p.]
wife
zabji-svisviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji-svef'sviux: chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty; zap'ji-svy'sviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty; (zap'ji-svy'sviux) [[...]][i#] [p.]
the twelve signs of the zodiac; The animals used as the signs for the characters of the cycle of twelve: (rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig
十二生肖(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)
høefsiøsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'siøf'svoaf; høea'siøf'svoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
forest fire
火燒山
kaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaau; (hoo) [[...]][i#] [p.]
monkey
kaau ka kaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaau ka kaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
two men fighting over the same women (Lit. monkey bites monkey)
奸夫互毆
luixtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lui'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
involve (in debt, responsibility or trouble)
累及
sviux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviux [[...]][i#] [p.]
animal signs used in the twelve year cycle, be born in a particular year of the twelve year cycle, represented by one of twelve animals.
屬,生肖
thaai køef kax kaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thay kef kax kaau; thaai'køef-kax'kaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
kill a fowl as a warning to monkey — make an example of a man
殺雞儆猴

EDUTECH
kaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaau [[...]] 
monkey

Embree
kaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaau [[...]][i#] [p.127]
N chiah : monkey (general term)