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u kef bøo kiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
increase steadily; get steadily worse or serious
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🗣 Cit laang cit kef tai, kongmar suilaang zhai. 🗣 (u: Cit laang cit kef tai, kofng'mar suii'laang zhai.) 一人一家代,公媽隨人祀。 [wt][mo] Tsi̍t lâng tsi̍t ke tāi, kong-má suî-lâng tshāi. [#]
1. () || 每一個人有自家的事,祖先牌位也由各人祭祀。意謂自家管自家的事,祖先牌位也隨自家的方式祭祀。用於勸人管好自己的事就好,不要管別人家的閒事。
🗣le: (u: Laang korng, “Cit laang cit kef tai, kofng'mar suii'laang zhai.” Lie nar'tiøh khix koarn pat'laang ee tai'cix`leq?) 🗣 (人講,「一人一家代,公媽隨人祀。」你哪著去管別人的代誌咧?) (人家說:「一人一家事,祖先牌位各人祭祀。」你何必去管別人的事呢?)
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🗣 Cit laang khvoarzhud cit kef, sinpu khvoarzhud ta'kef. 🗣 (u: Cit laang khvoax'zhud cit kef, syn'pu khvoax'zhud taf'kef.) 一人看出一家,新婦看出大家。 [wt][mo] Tsi̍t lâng khuànn-tshut tsi̍t ke, sin-pū khuànn-tshut ta-ke. [#]
1. () || 由一個人的談吐舉止可看出其家庭的教養;由媳婦的行事作風可看出其婆婆的為人。亦即言教、身教對一個人有很大的影響。
🗣le: (u: Cid ee girn'ar ciaq'ni hør'lea, siok'gie korng, “Cit laang khvoax'zhud cit kef, syn'pu khvoax'zhud taf'kef.” Siofng'sixn yn taw ee kaf'kaux pid'jieen ma cviaa hør.) 🗣 (這个囡仔遮爾好禮,俗語講:「一人看出一家,新婦看出大家。」相信𪜶兜的家教必然嘛誠好。) (這個小孩這麼有禮貌,俗話說:「由個人看出家庭的教養,由媳婦看出婆婆的涵養。」相信他們家的家教必定也很好。)
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🗣 ke'kef-hoxho 🗣 (u: kef'kef-ho'ho) 家家戶戶 [wt][mo] ke-ke-hōo-hōo [#]
1. () (CE) each and every family (idiom); every household || 家家戶戶
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🗣 kef 🗣 (u: kef) p [wt][mo] ke [#]

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🗣 kef 🗣 (u: kef) p [wt][mo] ke [#]
1. (V) add; increase || 增益、添加。
🗣le: (u: Kiax'oe e kef, kiax mih e kiarm.) 🗣 (寄話會加,寄物會減。) (請人傳話會被加油添醋,寄放東西則可能會被揩油。)
2. (Adv) more than originally; more than intended || 比原來的數量多,或比比較對象多。
🗣le: (u: Y kef zau goar go'zap khof.) 🗣 (伊加找我五十箍。) (他多找我五十塊錢。)
🗣le: (u: Y khvoax`khie'laai kef khaq siaux'lieen.) 🗣 (伊看起來加較少年。) (他看起來年輕多了。)
3. (Adv) superfluous; unnecessary; surplus || 多餘、原本不必要。
🗣le: (u: Ho lie kef bøo'eeng, cyn phvae'sex.) 🗣 (予你加無閒,真歹勢。) (讓您增加麻煩,多了許多事,真是不好意思。)
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🗣 kef 🗣 (u: kef) p [wt][mo] ke [#]
1. (N) family; household || 家庭。
🗣le: (u: u'kef'u'au) 🗣 (有家有後) (有家庭的人)
2. (Mw) family; household; store; shop || 計算家庭或商店的單位。
🗣le: (u: Cit kef six ee laang.) 🗣 (一家四个人。) (一家四個人。)
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🗣 kef-kofng'oe 🗣 (u: kef-korng'oe) 加講話 [wt][mo] ke-kóng-uē [#]
1. (Exp) || 說了不該說的話。
🗣le: (u: Lie na'si kef'korng'oe, liaam'my e zhud'tai'cix.) 🗣 (你若是加講話,連鞭就會出代誌。) (你要是說了不該說的話,馬上會發生事情。)
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🗣 Kirn pharng bøo hør sef, kirn kex bøo hør ta'kef. 🗣 (u: Kirn pharng bøo hør sef, kirn kex bøo hør taf'kef.) 緊紡無好紗,緊嫁無好大家。 [wt][mo] Kín pháng bô hó se, kín kè bô hó ta-ke. [#]
1. () || 匆忙紡紗就織不出好棉紗;急於嫁人就遇不上好婆家。比喻欲速則不達。
🗣le: (u: Larn tuo'tiøh tai'cix, siong hør si kirn'su'khvoaf'pan, ciaq be teeng'tvaa, aix zaykirn pharng bøo hør sef, kirn kex bøo hør taf'kef”.) 🗣 (咱拄著代誌,上好是緊事寬辦,才袂重耽,愛知「緊紡無好紗,緊嫁無好大家」。) (當我們遇到事情,最好能夠沉著應對,才不會出錯,須知「事緩則圓,欲速則不達」。)
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🗣 Siogmih ciah phoax kef. 🗣 (u: Siok'mih ciah phoax kef.) 俗物食破家。 [wt][mo] Sio̍k-mi̍h tsia̍h phuà ke. [#]
1. () || 因東西便宜而毫無節制地去採購,容易導致過度消費,拖垮家庭經濟。比喻貪小便宜,反而會造成更大的損失。
🗣le: (u: Paq'hoex kofng'sy tvia e ti nii'boea phaq'cied toa'siok'be, siok'gie korng, “Siok'mih ciah phoax kef.” Larn m'thafng thafm'tiøh mih'kvia siok pviax'svex'mia bea, na'bøo, sii kaux kef'hoea e khix'liao'liao.) 🗣 (百貨公司定會佇年尾拍折大俗賣,俗語講:「俗物食破家。」咱毋通貪著物件俗就拚性命買,若無,時到家伙會去了了。) (百貨公司常會在年底打折大拍賣,俗語說:「貪小便宜反敗家。」我們不要貪求東西便宜就拚命買,否則,到時財產會完蛋。)
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🗣 takef/ta'kef 🗣 (u: taf'kef) 大家 [wt][mo] ta-ke [#]
1. (N) || 婆婆。稱謂。婦女對他人稱自己丈夫的母親。
🗣le: (u: Goarn taf'kef cviaa thviax`goar.) 🗣 (阮大家誠疼我。) (我婆婆很疼我。)
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🗣 Zabliam ta'kef zhud banphøee sinpu. 🗣 (u: Zap'liam taf'kef zhud baan'phoee syn'pu. Zap'liam taf'kef zhud baan'phøee syn'pu.) 雜唸大家出蠻皮新婦。 [wt][mo] Tsa̍p-liām ta-ke tshut bân-phuê sin-pū. [#]
1. () || 婆婆嘮叨久了,媳婦就不在乎責罵。意即有嘮叨的長輩或上司,就會有頑固不化的晚輩或部屬。
🗣le: (u: Thaau'kef tvia'tvia cit ky zhuix seh'seh'liam, m'køqzap'liam taf'kef zhud baan'phoee syn'pu”, kuo`laai e'khaf'chiuo'laang lorng baa'pix`khix`aq, bøo teq ka y sixn'tao.) 🗣 (頭家定定一支喙踅踅唸,毋過「雜唸大家出蠻皮新婦」,久來下跤手人攏麻痺去矣,無咧共伊信篤。) (老闆一張嘴常常念個不停,但「有嘮叨的上司,就會有不聽話的部屬」,久了底下的員工都麻木了,也不把他當一回事。)
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🗣u: Kerng'zhad liah`tiøh`ee si laang'thaau, m si cyn'cviax ee thaau'kef. 警察掠著的是人頭,毋是真正的頭家。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
警察捉到的是人頭帳戶,而不是背後的主使者。
🗣u: Sngx'mia`ee korng y svef`laai si khid'ciah'mia, m'køq y jin'cyn phaq'pviax, cid'mar ie'kefng si toa thaau'kef`aq. 算命的講伊生來是乞食命,毋過伊認真拍拚,這馬已經是大頭家矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
算命的說他生來就是乞丐命,但他認真努力,現在已經是大老闆了。
🗣u: Tak'kef lorng u thafng pwn'phvef, m'biern siøf'zvef. 逐家攏有通分伻,毋免相爭。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
大家都分配得到,不用相爭。
🗣u: Lirn ciaf'ee siaux'lieen'kef m'thafng sviw zhorng'pong, tak hang tai'cix lorng aix sviu ho y khaq cym'ciog`leq. 恁遮的少年家毋通傷衝碰,逐項代誌攏愛想予伊較斟酌咧。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你們這些年輕小伙子不要太衝動莽撞,凡事都要仔細小心地想清楚。
🗣u: Tak'kef lorng m zay'viar y zao'khix tør'ui. 逐家攏毋知影伊走去佗位。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
大家都不知道他跑到哪裡去了。
🗣u: Y tvia'tvia ti cid'khof'uii'ar kaq laang oafn'kef siøf'phaq, iu'køq beq ciah m thør'thaxn, be'sw oong'iaa`leq. 伊定定佇這箍圍仔佮人冤家相拍,又閣欲食毋討趁,袂輸王爺咧。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
他時常在這地方與人吵架、鬥毆,而且好吃懶做,簡直就像個王爺。
🗣u: Lie zøx arn'nef tø e'sae`aq, m'biern køq kef'kafng`laq! 你做按呢就會使矣,毋免閣加工啦! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你做這樣就可以了,不必再浪費力氣了!
🗣u: Cid pvoaa kef'baq pvoax'zhvef'sek, m'thafng ciah. 這盤雞肉半生熟,毋通食。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
這盤雞肉半生不熟,不要吃。
🗣u: Lie zøx tai'cix tiøh khaq afn'hun`leq, m'thafng siao'thafm nngx kef'lafm. 你做代誌著較安份咧,毋通痟貪軁雞籠。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你做事情要安分點,別貪小便宜,因小失大。
🗣u: Tak'kef sefng phirn ho y hør, tarn`leq beq sngr ee sii m'thafng phuix'bin. 逐家先品予伊好,等咧欲耍的時毋通呸面。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
大家先說好,等一下在玩的時候不能翻臉。
🗣u: Goar zøx ee tai'cix tak'kef khvoax'hien'hien, m kviaf laang korng eeng'ar'oe. 我做的代誌逐家看現現,毋驚人講閒仔話。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
我做事情大家都看得一清二楚,不怕人家說閒話。
🗣u: Ui'tiøh siør'khoar'ar tai'cix laai oafn'kef, cyn m'tat. 為著小可仔代誌來冤家,真毋值。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
為了一點小事吵架,很不值得。
🗣u: Zef si y ciah'png ee kef'sy, lie m'thafng ka y iong'phvae`khix. 這是伊食飯的家私,你毋通共伊用歹去。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
這是他賴以維生的工具,你可別把它弄壞了。
🗣u: Goar ee tai'cix m'biern lie kef'pøo. 我的代誌毋免你家婆。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
我的事不用你多管。
🗣u: Yn bor thaw'ka'kef'ar y karm m zay? 𪜶某偷咬雞仔伊敢毋知? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
他老婆紅杏出牆難道他不知道嗎?
🗣u: Zef si tak'kef ee zeg'jim, m'thafng thef laai thef khix. 這是逐家的責任,毋通推來推去。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
這是大家的責任,不要互相卸責。
🗣u: Khix karng'ar'pvy bea hien'laau'ar, m'na chvy ma kef cyn siok. 去港仔邊買現流仔,毋但鮮嘛加真俗。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
去小港邊買現捕海鮮,不但新鮮也很便宜。
🗣u: Ze iar'kef'ar'chiaf suy'jieen siok, m'køq khaq bøo afn'zoaan. 坐野雞仔車雖然俗,毋過較無安全。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
搭非法客運雖然便宜,但是比較不安全。
🗣u: Kiøx lie kef thah cit niar svaf lie tø m, cid'mar khix kvoaa`tiøh`aq`hvoq! 叫你加疊一領衫你就毋,這馬去寒著矣乎! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
叫你多加一件衣服你就不肯,現在感冒了吧!
🗣u: Y khoarn'khngx tak'kef tok'phirn chiefn'ban m'thafng bag. 伊款勸逐家毒品千萬毋通沐。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
他勸大家毒品千萬不要碰。
🗣u: Zøx'laang chiefn'ban m'thafng siao'thafm, ciaq be nngx kef'lafm. 做人千萬毋通痟貪,才袂軁雞籠。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
做人千萬不要貪得無厭,才不會惹上麻煩。
🗣u: Lie m'thafng køq theh kef'nng'køf laai, goar ie'kefng uix'zhuix`aq. 你毋通閣提雞卵糕來,我已經飫喙矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你不要再拿蛋糕來,我已經吃膩了。
🗣u: Cid kvia tai'cix chviar tak'kef cym'ciog`cit'e, m'thafng chixn'zhae tø koad'teng. 這件代誌請逐家斟酌一下,毋通凊彩就決定。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
這件事請大家詳細考慮一下,不要隨便就決定。
🗣u: Tak'kef lorng teq hoe, lie karm lorng m zay? 逐家攏咧會,你敢攏毋知? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
大家都在談論,難道你都不知道嗎?
🗣u: Y ka lie niq'bak, tø si axm'si lie m'thafng kef korng'oe. 伊共你𥍉目,就是暗示你毋通加講話。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
他向你眨眼,就是暗示你不要多話。
🗣u: Lie kvoaa'thvy zhud'mngg m zheng goa'thøx, khaq'kef ma e karm'mo. 你寒天出門毋穿外套,較加嘛會感冒。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你冬天出門不穿外套,難怪會感冒。
🗣u: Chviar tak'kef suii'ix, m'thafng khw lea. 請逐家隨意,毋通拘禮。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
請大家自己來,不要拘束。
🗣u: Y ee sexng'te si be'bae, zorng`si be'hiao hvoa'kef tø m hør. 伊的性地是袂䆀,總是袂曉扞家就毋好。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
他的脾氣雖然不錯,但是不會持家就是不好。
🗣u: Lie kef'kuy m'thafng køq puun`aq. 你雞胿毋通閣歕矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你不要再吹牛了。
🗣u: Tak'kef tiøh'aix ho'siofng thea'liong, m'thafng kex'kaux. 逐家著愛互相體諒,毋通計較。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
大家要互相體諒,不要計較。
🗣u: Larn sefng beeng'phirn`cit'e, korng`koex tø zurn'sngx, m'biern pør'kef. 咱先明品一下,講過就準算,毋免保家。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
咱們先明確約定一下,說話算話,不用保證人。
🗣u: Nng'peeng teq oafn'kef, cit'peeng khvoax m'si'sex, kirn køq laux'laang laai. 兩爿咧冤家,一爿看毋是勢,緊閣落人來。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
雙方在吵架,一方見苗頭不對,趕緊再叫人來。
🗣u: Y siong'pafn sii'kafn zao zhud'khix mof'huy, hør'sie'm'sie khix ho thaau'kef zafng`tiøh. 伊上班時間走出去摸飛,好死毋死去予頭家㨑著。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
他上班時間跑出去摸魚,好死不死的給老板逮個正著。
🗣u: Ze teg'kef'ar'chiaf suy'jieen khaq siok, m'køq khaq bøo pør'hiarm. 坐竹雞仔車雖然較俗,毋過較無保險。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
搭非法客運雖然便宜些,但是比較不保險。
🗣u: Thaau'kef kib beq aix ee pøx'piør, lie m kirn zøx`zhud'laai, sii kaux lie e ho y tiap kaq kym'siag'siag. 頭家急欲愛的報表,你毋緊做出來,時到你會予伊揲甲金鑠鑠。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
老闆急著要的報表,你不快做好,到時候你會被他修理得慘兮兮。
🗣u: Goar khvoax y bin'chviw bøo goa hør, m kvar kef korng'oe. 我看伊面腔無偌好,毋敢加講話。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
我看他面貌不太可親,不敢多話。
🗣u: Na m si y ciah'laang'kaux'kaux, tak'kef ma be kaq y kex'kaux. 若毋是伊食人夠夠,逐家嘛袂佮伊計較。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
要不是他欺人太甚,大家也不會跟他計較。
🗣u: Cid kefng si khia'kef'zhux, m si tiaxm'thaau. 這間是徛家厝,毋是店頭。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
這間是住家,不是商店。
🗣u: AF'hor ciog aix cviu'taai chviux'koaf, m'køq tak'kef thviaf'liao lorng hvaix'thaau. 阿虎足愛上台唱歌,毋過逐家聽了攏幌頭。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
阿虎很愛上台唱歌,但是大家聽了都搖頭。
🗣u: Barng'ar e thoaan'pox cit'pve, m'thafng sviu'korng ho barng texng`tiøh, kek'kef si ciog cviu nia'nia. 蠓仔會傳播疾病,毋通想講予蠓叮著,極加是足癢爾爾。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
蚊子會傳播疾病,不要以為被蚊子叮到,大不了很癢而已。
🗣u: Køf'sog kofng'lo hør sae'chiaf, m'køq lo'piaw hok'zap, cit'e khvoax bøo cyn, løh'laam sae tuix cviu'pag`khix, tø “cit tng zhaf kao chiøq”, kef liao sii'kafn, køq kef liao iuu`ee. 高速公路好駛車,毋過路標複雜,一下看無真,落南駛對上北去,就「一丈差九尺」,加了時間、閣加了油的。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
高速公路好開車,但是號誌複雜,一下沒看仔細,南下開到北上去,「南轅北轍」,費時又費油。
🗣u: U ee laang “cit kux oe svaf kag lak ciafm”, zhud'zhuix tø khix siofng'tiøh laang, m'køq u ee laang tø kef cyn u goa'zaai, korng'tiøh oe zai y søf'vii'tve'pvie, boaq'piaq siafng'bin kngf. 有的人「一句話三角六尖」,出喙就去傷著人,毋過有的人就加真有外才,講著話在伊挲圓捏扁、抹壁雙面光。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
有的人「言語銳利」,出言就傷人,不過有的人就很有交際能力,說起話來能字斟句酌、兩面討好。
🗣u: Sii'ky bøo hør, tak'kef lorng kviaf e khix ho laang thaai'thaau, m kvar zherng'kar, zorng`si ma u laang “chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar, m zay sie'oah”, køq kvar zherng'kar zherng pvoax køx goeh khix kog'goa chid'thøo. 時機無好,逐家攏驚會去予人刣頭,毋敢請假,總是嘛有人「七月半鴨仔,毋知死活」,閣敢請假請半個月去國外𨑨迌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
景氣不好,大家都怕被裁員,不敢請假,不過也有人像是「七月半的鴨子,不知死活」,還敢請假半個月去國外旅遊。
🗣u: Zu'jieen khoaan'kerng ee pai'hai, zay'eq m bad theeng'khuxn`koex, zef lorng si larn'laang zu'sw sor'tix, khaq'kef ma u laang korng zef tø si “laang bøo ciaux thvy'lie, thvy bøo ciaux kaq'cie” ee kied'kør. 自然環境的敗害,災厄毋捌停睏過,這攏是咱人自私所致,較加嘛有人講這就是「人無照天理,天無照甲子」的結果。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
自然環境的破壞、災情未曾停過,這都是我們人類有自私所導致,難怪有人說這是「人不照天理行事,天不照甲子運行」的結果。
🗣u: Khaq'zar ku chi'khw m'na “svaf khaf'po cit kharm tiaxm”, seh'kef ee laang ma zhaq'zhaq'zhaq, m'køq cid'mar ie'kefng piexn kaq cyn hy'bii`aq. 較早舊市區毋但「三跤步一坎店」,踅街的人嘛插插插,毋過這馬已經變甲真稀微矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
以前舊市區不只「市景繁榮、商店林立」,逛街的人也摩肩接踵,不過現在已經變得很冷清了。
🗣u: U ee thuy'siaw'oaan sit'zai m bad “cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang ix” ee tø'lie, laang tngf'teq bøo'eeng zøx'sefng'lie, ciaq beq laai thuy'siaw mih'kvia, khaq'kef ma ho laang ki'zoat. 有的推銷員實在毋捌「上山看山勢,入門看人意」的道理,人當咧無閒做生理,才欲來推銷物件,較加嘛予人拒絕。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
有的推銷員實在不懂「上山要觀察山勢,進門要察人心意」的道理,人家正在忙著做生意,還來推銷東西,難怪會被人家拒絕。
🗣u: Zøx'laang tiøh'aix zay'viar kaf'ki u kuie niuo tang, m'thafng zhaux'iang køq aix puun'kef'kuy, na'bøo, tø e ho laang chiøx korng si “toa'aang'hoef m zay bae, vii'ar'hoef bae m zay”. 做人著愛知影家己有幾兩重,毋通臭煬閣愛歕雞胿,若無,就會予人笑講是「大紅花毋知䆀,圓仔花䆀毋知」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
為人得明白自己的實力如何,不要太臭屁又喜歡說大話,否則,就會被人嘲笑「馬不知臉長」。
🗣u: AF'beeng yn lau'pe zu siaux'lieen kaux'tvaf lorng arn'nef beq ciah m thør'thaxn, AF'beeng soaq tiefn'tøx cyn kud'lat zøq'sid, thaxn'cvii iorng'chi kuy'kef'khao'ar, tø chviu laang sor korng`ee “phvae teg zhud hør surn”. 阿明𪜶老爸自少年到今攏按呢欲食毋討趁,阿明煞顛倒真骨力作穡,趁錢養飼規家口仔,就像人所講的「歹竹出好筍」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
小明他老爸從年輕到現在都這樣好逸惡勞,小明反倒是很努力工作,賺錢養活全家人,就像人家所說的「犁生騂角」。
🗣u: Taan`ee u'kaux toa'bin'siin, peeng'iuo ciøf y zøx'hoea laai zhux`lie ciah'png, y m'na zhoa cit'kef'hoea'ar khix laang taw zag'zø, køq ka laang kuy zhux'kefng buo kaq loan'zhaw'zhaw, cviax'cviax si “phii'phii ciah kaq laau'cii”. 陳的有夠大面神,朋友招伊做伙來厝裡食飯,伊毋但𤆬一家伙仔去人兜齪嘈,閣共人規厝間舞甲亂操操,正正是「皮皮食甲流糍」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
老陳真厚臉皮,朋友約他一同到家裡吃飯,他不但帶了一家老小去別人家打擾,還將整個屋裡搞得亂七八糟,真是「厚顏無恥,丟人現眼」。
🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “U'liong tø u hog.” Pag'tngg aix paxng khaq khoaq`leq, m'thafng kef'ar tngg ciao'ar to, tak hang tai'cix tøf beq kaq laang kex'kaux. 俗語講:「有量就有福。」腹腸愛放較闊咧,毋通雞仔腸鳥仔肚,逐項代誌都欲佮人計較。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
俗語說:「有度量就有福氣。」心胸要寬廣一點,不要小鼻子小眼睛的,凡事都要與人計較。
🗣u: Lie tuo zhud'sia'hoe khay'sie siong'pafn, m'thafng tak hang lorng kviaf'kviaf, laang korng “u viu khvoax viu, bøo viu kaf'ki sviu”, kef zøx`kuie'pae'ar tø e'hiao`aq. 你拄出社會開始上班,毋通逐項攏驚驚,人講「有樣看樣,無樣家己想」,加做幾擺仔就會曉矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你剛出社會開始上班,不要事事都膽怯,人家說「依樣畫葫蘆,不然就自己想法子」,多做幾次就會了。
🗣u: Y tø si teq zhaw'hoaan na cyn'cviax paq'hoex'nii'lau liao'au, kviar'jii si'sex ui'tiøh zaai'sarn seeng'siok pwn be pvee'pang soaq khie oafn'kef, cid'sviaf tø hai`aq, khaq'sw korng thaxn cid'zun laang iao kvia'kvia, sefng ka zaai'sarn pwn'pwn`leq, ciaq be sii kaux hai y “sie bak m goan kheq”. 伊就是咧操煩若真正百歲年老了後,囝兒序細為著財產承續分袂平棒煞起冤家,這聲就害矣,較輸講趁這陣人猶健健,先共財產分分咧,才袂時到害伊「死目毋願瞌」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
他擔心等他過世後,那些兒孫為了要分財產搞得惡臉相向,這下子就糟了,倒不如趁現在人還健在,先將財產分一分,到時候才不會害他「死不瞑目」。
🗣u: Zøx'sefng'lie kef'kiarm e tuo'tiøh aux'kheq, siok'gie korng, “Lurn'khix kiuu zaai, keg'khix siøf'thaai.” Larn tuix'thai laang'kheq zorng`si m'thafng keg'bin'chviw iah'si phvae'sviaf'saux. 做生理加減會拄著漚客,俗語講:「忍氣求財,激氣相刣。」咱對待人客總是毋通激面腔抑是歹聲嗽。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
做生意多少會遇到惡客,俗話說:「和氣生財,生氣招災。」我們對待客人無論如何不能擺臉色或是口氣不好。
🗣u: Pe'buo thviax kviar si thiefn'sexng, zu'jieen bøo'sii theeng'khuxn, si'sex iuo'haux pe'buo si kax`zhud'laai ee zeg'jim, khaq'kef ma u'sii'u'zun, siok'gie m'ciaq korng, “Pe'buo thviax kviar tngg laau'zuie, kviar thviax pe'buo chiu'boea hofng.” 爸母疼囝是天性,自然無時停睏,序細有孝爸母是教出來的責任,較加嘛有時有陣,俗語毋才講:「爸母疼囝長流水,囝疼爸母樹尾風。」 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
父母疼愛子女是出於天性,自然是無時停歇,子女孝順父母是教育出來的責任,難怪時有時無,所以俗話說:「父母疼子長流水,子孝父母樹梢風。」
🗣u: Paq'hoex kofng'sy tvia e ti nii'boea phaq'cied toa'siok'be, siok'gie korng, “Siok'mih ciah phoax kef.” Larn m'thafng thafm'tiøh mih'kvia siok tø pviax'svex'mia bea, na'bøo, sii kaux kef'hoea e khix'liao'liao. 百貨公司定會佇年尾拍折大俗賣,俗語講:「俗物食破家。」咱毋通貪著物件俗就拚性命買,若無,時到家伙會去了了。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
百貨公司常會在年底打折大拍賣,俗語說:「貪小便宜反敗家。」我們不要貪求東西便宜就拚命買,否則,到時財產會完蛋。
🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Si m si, me kaf'ki.” Girn'ar na ham laang oafn'kef, aix zhoa tngr'laai kaf'ki kax'si, ciaq be ho laang korng larn vaa kaf'ki ee girn'ar cid peeng. 俗語講:「是毋是,罵家己。」囡仔若和人冤家,愛𤆬轉來家己教示,才袂予人講咱攔家己的囡仔這爿。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
俗話說:「對不對,罵自己。」小孩如果和別人吵架,要帶回來自己教導,才不會被人家說我們護短。
🗣u: Sii'ky bøo hør, thaau'lo øq zhoe, cid'mar na u laang beq chviax tø aix khix zøx, m'thafng “oay zhuix kef ciah hør bie”, køq sviu'beq ti hiaf kerng'tafng'kerng'say. 時機無好,頭路僫揣,這馬若有人欲倩就愛去做,毋通「歪喙雞食好米」,閣想欲佇遐揀東揀西。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
時機不好,工作難找,現在要是有人聘用就要去做,別「歪嘴雞吃好米」,還想要東挑西揀。
🗣u: Mia'lie ee tai'cix si of'bin'zhat køq bøo laang bad, khvoax'mia'siefn ka laang sngx'mia lorng cyn zay'viar cid'lø zhud'thaau, e kef korng kuie'kux'ar hør'oe ho laang'kheq hvoaf'hie, arn'nef yn ciaq u cvii thafng thaxn, m'ciaq korng “sioxng'mia bøo pøf, ciah zuie tøf bøo”, khvoax'mia'siefn tø si oar'khøx cid po teq zoarn'ciah`ee. 命理的代誌是烏面賊閣無人捌,看命仙共人算命攏真知影這號齣頭,會加講幾句仔好話予人客歡喜,按呢𪜶才有錢通趁,毋才講「相命無褒,食水都無」,看命仙就是倚靠這步咧賺食的。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
命理的事情是難以理解且沒人看得懂,算命的人都深諳這些把戲,會多說幾句好話讓客人高興,如此他們才會有錢賺,所以說「相命術士如果不說些讚美客人的話,連水都沒得喝」,命相師全靠這招在混飯吃的。
🗣u: AF'teg, tak'kef lorng ma zay'viar lie jiet'sym køq aix zhud'hofng'thaau, lau'sw mng korng sviar'laang beq zøx pafn'tviuo, lie m'tø kirn giah'chiuo, maix køq “iaw'kuie kea sex'ji”`aq`laq! 阿德,逐家攏嘛知影你熱心閣愛出風頭,老師問講啥人欲做班長,你毋就緊攑手,莫閣「枵鬼假細膩」矣啦! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
阿德,大家都知道你熱心又喜歡出風頭,老師問誰要當班長,你還不趕緊舉手,不要再「惺惺作態」了啦!
🗣u: Lie m'thafng kiøx'si hid ee siaux'lieen'kef “tøx'tiaux bøo bak'zuie”`neq, laang y thak'zheq cviaa mii'noa, hak'bun par'tvi køq be zhaux'phuix. 你毋通叫是彼个少年家「倒吊無墨水」呢,人伊讀冊誠綿爛,學問飽滇閣袂臭屁。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你別以為那個年輕人「胸無點墨」喔,他讀書很認真,學問很豐富又不喜歡吹噓。
🗣u: Lirn m'thafng køq oafn`aq`laq, laang korng “kaf høo ban'su hefng, kaf loan ban'sex keeng”, cit'kef'hoea'ar na'si chviu lirn arn'nef oafn'kef'niuu'zex, cid ee kaf'teeng zar'ban e løh'soef. 恁毋通閣冤矣啦,人講「家和萬事興,家亂萬世窮」,一家伙仔若是像恁按呢冤家量債,這个家庭早慢會落衰。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你們不要再吵了啦,人家說「家和萬事興,家亂萬世窮」,一家人如果像你們這樣爭吵不休,這個家庭遲早會倒楣的。
🗣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: Kiaam'zuie ee phafng'ar'phaux zoaan'kog u'miaa, ti Goaan'siaw'mee, tak'kef lorng paxng'phafng'ar'phaux kexng'siin, m'køq laang korng “siin'beeng hefng, te'zuo keeng”, yn tak khao'zaux tak'nii lorng tiøh khay kuie'ban khof paxng'phafng'ar'phaux. 鹽水的蜂仔炮全國有名,佇元宵暝,逐家攏放蜂仔炮敬神,毋過人講「神明興,弟子窮」,𪜶逐口灶逐年攏著開幾萬箍放蜂仔炮。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
鹽水鎮的蜂炮全國有名,在元宵節這晚,每家都放蜂炮敬神,不過有句話說「敬神耗財」,他們每家每年都得花幾萬元放蜂炮。
🗣u: Siaux'lieen hw'zhef m'biern kviaf bøo kef'hoea, laang sor soeq, “Afng'bor na kang'sym, of'thoo piexn'seeng kym”. Afng'ar'ciar siøf'keng høo'zee phaq'pviax tvia'tiøh e seeng'kofng. 少年夫妻毋免驚無家伙,人所說:「翁某若仝心,烏塗變成金」。翁仔姐相楗和齊拍拚定著會成功。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
年輕夫妻不必擔心沒有恆產,人們說:「夫妻若同心協力,困境也能創造財富」。夫妻相互扶持合作共同努力一定能成功。
🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Siao'thafm nngx kef'lafm.” Larn beq thaxn'cvii aix zøx zexng'tofng thaau'lo, m'thafng sviu'korng kviaa phvae'lo khaq hør thaxn, soaq laai ciah biern'cvii'png. 俗語講:「痟貪軁雞籠。」咱欲趁錢愛做正當頭路,毋通想講行歹路較好趁,煞來食免錢飯。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
俗話說:「貪婪換牢飯。」我們要賺錢得做正當工作,別以為邪門歪道賺得多,卻換來牢獄之災。
🗣u: Lie m'thafng liah'zurn ka laang zax'phiexn hør zoarn'ciah, “siao'thafm nngx kef'lafm”, zar'ban e ho kerng'zhad zafng`khix. 你毋通掠準共人詐騙好賺食,「痟貪軁雞籠」,早慢會予警察㨑去。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
你別以為詐騙別人錢賺得快,「貪婪換牢飯」,早晚會被警察逮捕。
🗣u: Pafn'tviuo ka larn hok'bu, tak'kef m'na bøo karm'sia`y, køq ka y hiaam kaq bøo cit'tex'ar hør, cviaa'sit “pvee'terng zøx kaq laau'kvoa, pvee'khaf hiaam kaq laau'noa”. 班長共咱服務,逐家毋但無感謝伊,閣共伊嫌甲無一塊仔好,誠實「棚頂做甲流汗,棚跤嫌甲流瀾」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
班長為我們服務,大家不但不感謝他,還把他批評得體無完膚,真的是「戲台上的演員演得汗流浹背,戲台下的觀眾批評得口沫橫飛」。
🗣u: AF'hoaa beeng'kii tøf pag'lai bøo køf, gve sie beq ti zexng'laang bin'zeeng giim'sy, giim kaq m'cviaa sviaf'tiau, ho laang chiøx korng “bøo moo kef kea toa'keq”. 阿華明其都腹內無膏,硬死欲佇眾人面前吟詩,吟甲毋成聲調,予人笑講「無毛雞假大格」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
阿華明明就沒什麼學問,硬是要在眾人面前吟詩,吟得荒腔走板,被人家嘲笑「無毛雞假裝體格高大」。
🗣u: Goar zoex'kin tuo'tiøh cit'koar tai'cix, bøo kaix sun'si, m'køq goar sviu'tiøh af'buo bad ka goar korng`koex, “Poah cit tør, khiøq'tiøh cit ciaq kym kef'bør.” Ciaf'ee tai'cix id'teng e'taxng ho goar juo laai juo u tix'hui, iorng'karm bin'tuix id'zhex. 我最近拄著一寡代誌,無蓋順序,毋過我想著阿母捌共我講過:「跋一倒,抾著一隻金雞母。」遮的代誌一定會當予我愈來愈有智慧,勇敢面對一切。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
我最近遇到一些事情,不是那麼順利,不過我想到媽媽曾經跟我說過:「塞翁失馬,焉知非福。」這些事情一定能夠讓我越來越有智慧,勇敢面對一切。
🗣u: Zw`ar beq kex cixn'zeeng, yn lau'buo ka y korng, “‘Kex kef toex kef poef, kex kao toex kao zao.’ M'koarn kex liao hør iah bae, id'teng aix kaq lirn afng zøx'hoea phaq'pviax.” 珠仔欲嫁進前,𪜶老母共伊講:「『嫁雞綴雞飛,嫁狗綴狗走。』毋管嫁了好抑䆀,一定愛佮恁翁做伙拍拚。」 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
小珠要嫁之前,他媽媽跟他說:「『嫁雞隨雞,嫁狗隨狗。』不管嫁的好或壞,一定要跟你先生一起努力。」
🗣u: Laang'kheq na beq bea mih'kvia, kef'kiarm'ar tøf e hiaam'tafng'hiaam'say, m'køq siok'gie teq korng, “Hiaam hoex ciaq'si bea hoex laang.” Larn tiøh'aix nai'sym thviaf laang'kheq korng, theh bøo kang ee sarn'phirn ho laang'kheq kerng, sefng'lie ciaq zøx e seeng. 人客若欲買物件,加減仔都會嫌東嫌西,毋過俗語咧講:「嫌貨才是買貨人。」咱著愛耐心聽人客講,提無仝的產品予人客揀,生理才做會成。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
俗話說:「嫌貨才是買貨人。」客人如果要買東西,或多或少會嫌東嫌西,我們就要耐心聽客人說話,拿不同的產品給客人挑,生意才做得成。
🗣u: Ka lie korng “jiar hiim jiar hor, m'thafng jiar'tiøh chiaq'zaf'bor”, lie tøf m thviaf, kvar khix ka hid ee thaau'kef'niuu chiaxng'sviaf, cid pae zay'sie`aq`hvoq? 共你講「惹熊惹虎,毋通惹著刺查某」,你都毋聽,敢去共彼个頭家娘唱聲,這擺知死矣乎? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
跟你說過「千萬別招惹兇悍的女人」,你就不聽勸,敢去跟那個老闆娘挑釁,這下知道嚴重性了吧?
🗣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 Taai'oaan'laang si mia'un kiong'toong'thea, m'thafng kuy'kafng oafn'kef, tuix'lip, yn'ui “løh zuie pvee'pvee tiim, zoaan bøo tang'thaau'khyn”. 咱臺灣人是命運共同體,毋通規工冤家、對立,因為「落水平平沉,全無重頭輕」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
我們臺灣人是命運共同體,不要整天吵架、對立,否則「兩敗俱傷,誰也沒佔到便宜」。
🗣u: Thaau'kef'laang siong iaux'kirn ee khafng'khoex si koarn'lie kofng'sy ee giap'bu, m'thafng “ty'thaau m kox, kox aq'bør'nng”, kafn'naf teq cym'ciog pan'kofng'seg ee hoef u ag'zuie`bøo? 頭家人上要緊的工課是管理公司的業務,毋通「豬頭毋顧,顧鴨母卵」,干焦咧斟酌辦公室的花有沃水無? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
當老板最要緊的工作是管理公司的業務,不可以「捨本逐末」,光是注意辦公室的花有沒有澆水。
🗣u: Y tøf m zay thaau m zay boea, lie køq korng hiaq kirn, khaq'kef y ma be'sw “aq'ar thviaf luii”, gang ti hiaf nar zhaa'thaau'afng'ar`leq! 伊都毋知頭毋知尾,你閣講遐緊,較加伊嘛袂輸「鴨仔聽雷」,愣佇遐若柴頭尪仔咧! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
他不知道整個來龍去脈,你還講得那麼快,難怪他像「鴨子聽到雷聲」,愣在那裡像木偶一樣!
🗣u: Thaau'kef tvia'tvia cit ky zhuix seh'seh'liam, m'køq “zap'liam taf'kef zhud baan'phoee syn'pu”, kuo`laai e'khaf'chiuo'laang lorng baa'pix`khix`aq, bøo teq ka y sixn'tao. 頭家定定一支喙踅踅唸,毋過「雜唸大家出蠻皮新婦」,久來下跤手人攏麻痺去矣,無咧共伊信篤。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]
老闆一張嘴常常念個不停,但「有嘮叨的上司,就會有不聽話的部屬」,久了底下的員工都麻木了,也不把他當一回事。

Maryknoll
Bømo'kef, kef toaxkeq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'mof'kef, kea toa'keq.; Bøo'mof'køef, kea toa'keq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
putting on "the dog", acting big (Lit. a featherless chicken pretending to look big)
沒錢硬充闊,窮措大。
Ze kviar gøxsie pe, ze simpu gøxsie ta'kef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ze kviar gø'sie pe, ze sym'pu gø'sie taf'kef.; Zøe kviar gø'sie pe, zøe sym'pu gø'sie taf'kef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
too many workers, nothing gets done (Lit. When there are many children the father starves to death, when there are many daughters in law the mother in law starves to death.)
兒子多餓死父親,媳婦多餓死婆婆。
Zhveme'kef toktiøh thaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhvef'mee'kef tog'tiøh thaang.; Zhvef/Chvy'mee'køef tog'tiøh thaang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
lucky guess or shot, win by a fluke, (Lit. A blind chicken pecked a worm.)
瞎眼雞啄到蟲,瞎撞瞎著。
zhexngkha'kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheng'khaf'kef; (chiang'khaf'kef) [[...]][i#] [p.]
hop
單腿跳
chiaxngkha'kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiang'khaf'kef [[...]][i#] [p.]
hop
獨腳跳
Cit laang cit kef tai, kongmar suii laang zhai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit laang cit kef tai, kofng'mar suii laang zhai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Don't stick your nose into other people's affairs. (Lit. Each person has his own family affairs.)
自掃門前雪,不管他人瓦上霜。
Zøx kef tiøh zherng, zøx laang tiøh perng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx kef tiøh zherng, zøx laang tiøh perng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
A chicken has to scratch for food, a man has to work.
雞要扒,人要撈,要生活下去, 就得努力。
e khof kef, be puun hoea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khof kef, be puun hoea; Øe khof køef, bøe puun høea [[...]][i#] [p.]
very tired and short of breath
形容很累很喘的樣子
gu'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'tøf [[...]][i#] [p.]
butcher knife for cattle
牛刀
hiøhsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiøq'siu [[...]][i#] [p.]
return to the nest, nest, roost
回巢
hunsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'svoax; (hwn'saxn) [[...]][i#] [p.]
breakup, be dispersed, scattered or broken up
分散
kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef; (kaf) [[...]][i#] [p.]
household, family
kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef; (kaf) [[...]][i#] [p.]
add, increase, additional
加,多
køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef; køef; (koef) [[...]][i#] [p.]
street, town
kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef; (kuy) [[...]][i#] [p.]
women's quarters, private quarters in family residence
kef cyn hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef cyn hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
much better
更好,好多了
kef cyn kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef cyn kuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
much more expensive
更貴,貴多了
kef cit pvoax kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef cit pvoax kuix; (kef kuix tuix'pvoax) [[...]][i#] [p.]
half again as much, a 50% price increase of
貴一半
ke'kef hoxho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kef ho'ho [[...]][i#] [p.]
every family (house)
家家戶戶
Kex kef toex kef poef, kex kao toex kao zao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kex kef toex kef poef, kex kao toex kao zao.; Kex køef tøex køef pøef, kex kao tøex kao zao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
If you married a rooster, you must fly as he does, if you married a hound, you must run as he does. — A wife must share the toils and troubles of her husband
嫁雞隨雞,嫁狗隨狗
kef-kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'korng'oe; kef-korng'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]
say more than has to be said
多嘴
kef thah cit niar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef thah cit niar [[...]][i#] [p.]
put on an additional article of clothing (e.g. additional coat or vest)
多加一件(衣服)
køethii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'thii; køef'thii [[...]][i#] [p.]
cockcrow
雞啼
khaq kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq kef [[...]][i#] [p.]
more than, a bit more than
多一點
khør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør [[...]][i#] [p.]
thick (fluids), empty out (a pond)
濃,排乾池水以捕魚
kho'køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khof'kef; khof'køef [[...]][i#] [p.]
call chickens
呼雞
kiar'mih e kiarm, kiaroe e kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiax'mih e kiarm, kiax'oe e kef; kiax'mih øe kiarm, kiax'oe øe kef [[...]][i#] [p.]
Entrust things to others and you lose a little. Entrust words to others and they are added to
托物會少,寄言會增
kvialaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
terrify people, amazing, be afraid of people
嚇人,怕人
Kirn pharng bøo hør sef, kirn kex bøo hør ta'kef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kirn pharng bøo hør sef, kirn kex bøo hør taf'kef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Haste makes waste. (Lit. If you spin thread quickly on the spinning machine you won't have a good yarn, if you marry a husband quickly you won't have a good mother-in-law.)
快紡無好紗,快嫁無好婆婆(欲速則不達,弄巧成拙)
køq koeakhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix; køq køex'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
next
再過去
oafkhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oar'khøx [[...]][i#] [p.]
depend upon, rely upon
依靠
padlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
different person, another man, others, outsiders, people who do not belong to one's own circle, organization or family
別人
pea`leq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pea lex; pea`leq [[...]][i#] [p.]
block or hinder
攔住
siøjoah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'joah [[...]][i#] [p.]
be warm
暖和
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
ta'kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taf'kef [[...]][i#] [p.]
mother-in-law, husband's mother
婆婆
ta'kef simpu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taf'kef sym'pu [[...]][i#] [p.]
mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
婆媳
thah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thah; (tiap) [[...]][i#] [p.]
pile up, repeat, pile things one on top of another, build up a house one story higher, laid or put on in addition
thaai kef iong gu'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai kef iong guu'tøf; thaai køef iong guu'tøf [[...]][i#] [p.]
use an ox knife to kill a fowl — employ large means to regulate a small matter
殺雞用牛刀
thattør kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thad'tør kef; thad'tør køef [[...]][i#] [p.]
glut on the market, numerous, rife, everywhere
多的是,充斥
toa ciaq kef baxnthii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa ciaq kef ban'thii [[...]][i#] [p.]
great man will take time to shape and mature
大器晚成
toex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toex; tøex; (tex) [[...]][i#] [p.]
follow, follow after, imitate (a person's example)
跟,隨,仿效
tornglioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toxng'lioong [[...]][i#] [p.]
lesser and greater beams — pillars of the State
棟樑
u kef bøo kiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u kef bøo kiarm [[...]][i#] [p.]
increase steadily, get steadily worse or serious
有增無減

EDUTECH
kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef [[...]] 
family
kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef [[...]] 
increase by adding to, much, more, in addition, further, unnecessarily, in vain
kef-kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef-korng'oe [[...]] 
make an unwelcome remark
講廢話
kef`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef`ee [[...]] 
additional thing, surplus

EDUTECH_GTW
kef`ee 加的 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef`ee [[...]] 
加的

Embree
kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef [[...]][i#] [p.127]
V : increase by adding to
kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef [[...]][i#] [p.127]
Pmod : 1: much, more, in addition, further 2: unnecessarily, in vain
kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef [[...]][i#] [p.127]
N : family
kef-kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'korng'oe [[...]][i#] [p.127]
VO : speak out of turn, make an uncalled-for remark
講廢話