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🗣u: Goar kaq y ie'kefng cyn kuo bøo laai'khix`aq, m zay'viar y ee zeeng'heeng. 我佮伊已經真久無來去矣，毋知影伊的情形。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我和他已經很久沒來往了，不知道他的情況。

🗣u: Y khiaxm cvii m heeng, goar theh y ee khaf'tah'chiaf laai tuo. 伊欠錢毋還，我提伊的跤踏車來拄。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他欠錢不還，我拿他的腳踏車來抵債。

🗣u: Goar ka y zhuy kuie'na pae, y tø si m heeng cvii. 我共伊催幾若擺，伊就是毋還錢。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我向他討了好幾次，他就是不還錢。

🗣u: Mih'kvia na ho y theh koex'chiuo, y tø m heeng`laang`aq. 物件若予伊提過手，伊就毋還人矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

東西要是讓他到手，他就不還人家了。

🗣u: AF'gi si bøo'he'bøo'løh ee chid'thøo'ar, luie cvii si m bad heeng`laang`koex, lie tiøh'aix u hid khoarn “Tai'kaq'khef paxng zhao'hii──u zurn bøo” ee axn'sngx, ciaq thafng theh cvii khix ciøq`y. 阿義是無下無落的𨑨迌仔，壘錢是毋捌還人過，你著愛有彼款「大甲溪放草魚──有準無」的按算，才通提錢去借伊。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

阿義是個不負責任的小混混，向來借錢是從來不會還的，你得有那種「肉包子打狗──有去無回」的打算，才可以把錢拿去借給他。

an [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: an [[...]][i#] [p.]

request for postponement of payment, delivery or completion

延,拖延,限

• Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He asked for three more days to return the money (to return the shirt).
  那筆錢(那件衣服)他又拖三天。

• Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Again and again he put off returning it.
  他一拖再拖還不還我。

• bøe an`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be an'tid; bøe an`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can't be put off
  不能拖延。

• ho goar an cide [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho goar an cit'e [[...]][i#] [p.]
  give me a little time to get something done
  讓我拖延一下。

bøo-tvafkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvar'kirn; bøo-tvar'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

very affable, compliant, accommodating, not only but also

不打緊,反而

• Y (puttan) cvii m heeng goar, bøtvafkirn køq ka goar phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y (pud'tan) cvii m heeng goar, bøo'tvar'kirn køq ka goar phaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Not only did he refuse to pay me the money, he beat me up.
  他錢不還我,反而打我。

zhuichiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuy'chiog [[...]][i#] [p.]

press, expedite, to urge, to push, demand for payment

催促

• Y khiaxm lie ee cvii, lie na bøo ka y zhuichiog, y ciu m heeng lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khiaxm lie ee cvii, lie na bøo ka y zhuy'chiog, y ciu m heeng lie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He owes you money, if you don't push him for payment, he will not pay it back.
  他欠你的錢,你若不催促他,他就不還你。

• Zhuichiog y khaq kirn zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhuy'chiog y khaq kirn zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  urge him to do or make something it faster
  催促他快一點做。

y sit zu heeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y sit zu heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

four necessities of livelihood

衣食住行

kengchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

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#] [p.]
  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 [[...]][i#] [p.]
  person through whose hands money is paid, goods, sent or business transacted
  經手人

khok'heeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khog'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

cruel, unreasonable, violent

不講理

• Y cyn khok'heeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn khog'heeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very unreasonable (or cruel).
  他很不講理。

M paxng y soaq (khix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M paxng y soaq (khix). [[...]][i#] [p.]

I won't let him go. (without accusing him)

不放過他,不放他干休

• Y na m heeng goar, goar ciu m paxng y soaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na m heeng goar, goar ciu m paxng y soaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If he will not return it to me, I won't let him go.
  他若不還我,我就不放過他。

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