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poef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: fly; quickly; rapidly; 飛
poef-thohurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
pølee-poef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: glass; tumbler; 玻璃杯
zhahsit laan poef^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: completely surrounded (Lit. Even if you were given wings; you couldn't fly away.); 插翅難飛

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🗣 poef 🗣 (u: poef) 杯 [wt][mo] pue [#]: 1. (N) cup; tumbler; glass; goblet (poe'ar) || 盛置水、酒、飲料的容器。; 🗣le: (u: ciuo'poef) 🗣 (酒杯) (酒杯); 2. (Mw) cup-shaped containers || 計算杯裝物品的單位。; 🗣le: (u: nng poef tee) 🗣 (兩杯茶) (兩杯茶); 3. (N) trophy cup || 杯形的錦標。; 🗣le: (u: ciorng'poef) 🗣 (獎杯) (獎杯)
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🗣u: Cid tex poef'ar u pid'huun, m'thafng køq eng`aq. 這塊杯仔有必痕，毋通閣用矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 這個杯子有裂痕，不要再用了。
🗣u: Zøx ban'hang tai'cix lorng aix khaf'tah'sit'te, ciaux'khie'kafng cit po cit po laai, m'thafng “boe'zeeng øh kviaa sefng øh poef, boe'zeeng ia'zerng sviu barn koef”, arn'nef ciaq e seeng'kofng. 做萬項代誌攏愛跤踏實地，照起工一步一步來，毋通「未曾學行先學飛，未曾掖種想挽瓜」，按呢才會成功。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 做任何事情都要腳踏實地，按部就班的依序漸進，不可妄想「一步登天或不勞而獲」，這樣才會成功。
🗣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。」

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bøexzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'zeng; bøe'zeeng/zeng; (bi'zeng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

never before, before

未曾

Boexzeng øh kviaa, ciu (sefng) boeq øh poef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe'zeng øh kviaa, ciu (sefng) boeq øh poef.; Bøe'zeng øh kviaa, ciu (sefng) bøeq øh pøef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Before I learned to walk, I already was thinking about flying.
未曾學走,就想學飛。

Boexzeng sviu viaa, sefng sviu sw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe'zeng sviu viaa, sefng sviu sw.; Bøe'zeng sviu viaa, sefng sviu sw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Before you think of winning, first think of losing.
未想贏,就想輸。

Boexzeng keaafng ciw svekviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe'zeng kex'afng ciw svef'kviar.; Bøe'zeng kex'afng ciu svef/svy'kviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Before she got married, she had a child.
未曾嫁人就生子。

zuyzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'zuie [[...]][i#] [p.]

watery

太稀

Cid poef ka'py zuyzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid poef kaf'py zuie'zuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
This cup of coffee is too watery.
這杯咖啡太稀了。

e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) [[...]][i#] [p.]

expresses interior, inherent or innate capacity or incapacity, a permanent capacity or incapacity, frequently translated in English by "does" or "does not"

會, 不會

Cid ciaq ciawar e poef, taxnsi cymmar bextaxng poef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq ciao'ar e poef, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng poef.; Cid ciaq ciao'ar øe pøef, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng pøef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
This bird flies, but it can not fly now (because it is in a cage).
這隻鳥會飛, 但是現在不能飛.

Cid ciaq kao e ka laang, taxnsi cymmar bextaxng khix ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq kao e ka laang, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng khix ka laang.; Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng khix ka laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
This dog bites people, but now he can not go and bite people (because he is tied up).
這隻狗會咬人, 但是現在不能去咬人.

Niaw e ka niawchie, kao e kox mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw e ka niao'chie, kao e kox mngg.; Niaw øe ka niao'chie/zhuo, kao øe kox mngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Cats catch rats, dogs watch the door.
貓會捉老鼠, 狗會看門.

Zhunthvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Flowers bloom in the spring. (It's their nature to do so).
春天一到, 花會開.

Ciawar e poef, hii e siuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciao'ar e poef, hii e siuu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
the inherent permanent capacity or inclination of something (Lit. "Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim.")
鳥會飛, 魚會游水.

iamkøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iafm'kef; iafm'køef [[...]][i#] [p.]

castrate roosters, a capon

閹雞

iamke'kviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iafm'kef'kviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
walk on one's hands
倒立走

Iamkef thaxn hong poef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iafm'kef thaxn hong poef.; Iafm'køef thaxn hong pøef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
The capon wants to fly like a phoenix. — put on airs, cut a wide swath
閹雞學鳳飛,自不量力。

ka'pi'poef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'py'poef [[...]][i#] [p.]

coffee cup

咖啡杯

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

neh, kviaf sie, paxng, kviaf poef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: neh, kviaf sie, paxng, kviaf poef [[...]][i#] [p.]

afraid the bird will die if you hold it or fly away if let go (Lit. irresolute, indecisive)

掐,怕死,放,怕飛走(優柔寡斷)

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

cup, tumbler, glass, goblet

杯,盃

kanpoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'poef [[...]][i#] [p.]
Bottoms up!
乾杯

ciwpoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'poef [[...]][i#] [p.]
wine cup
酒杯

pølepoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøf'lee'poef [[...]][i#] [p.]
glass cup, a glass
玻璃杯

tepoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'poef [[...]][i#] [p.]
teacup
茶杯

tve kviaf sie, paxng kviaf poef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tve kviaf sie, paxng kviaf poef.; tve/tvi kviaf sie, paxng kviaf pøef. [[...]][i#] [p.]

if he holds (the bird) tight, it may die, if loose, it may fly away — afraid either to meddle or to let alone, be stingy, be tight, stint, mean spirit, narrow minded

掐怕死,放怕飛,膽子小

tvixtvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvi'tvi [[...]][i#] [p.]