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🗣u: Lau'toa'laang kuy'jit ze ti zhux'lai, m zhud'khix kaq laang khay'karng, e id'tit toxng'gong`khix. 老大人規日坐佇厝內，毋出去佮人開講，會一直侗戇去。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

長輩整天坐在屋內，不願出去跟人攀談，就會慢慢失智。

🗣u: Khuy'mngg aix siør zad'lat`cit'e, m'thafng sviw toa'sviaf. 開門愛小節力一下，毋通傷大聲。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

開門要控制一下力道，不要太大聲。

🗣u: Girn'ar na m ciah moee'png, pe'buo e hoaan'lør y chi be toa'haxn. 囡仔若毋食糜飯，爸母會煩惱伊飼袂大漢。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

小孩子不吃三餐，爸媽會擔心他養不大。

🗣u: Toa'laang'toa'zerng`aq, tiøh khaq e'hiao sviu`leq, m'thafng køq ho si'toa'laang zhaw'hoaan. 大人大種矣，著較會曉想咧，毋通閣予序大人操煩。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

老大不小了，想法得要成熟一點，不要再讓父母操心。

🗣u: Laang zorng`si e zøx m'tiøh`khix, lie tø toa'su hoax siør, siør'su hoax bøo, paxng'bak liong'zeeng`y. 人總是會做毋著去，你就大事化小，小事化無，放目諒情伊。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

人總會犯錯，你就大事化小，小事化無，寛容原諒他。

🗣u: Sii'ky bae sefng'lie bøo kaix hør zøx, m'køq e'hiao piexn'liern ee laang ma si u zaai'tiau thaxn'toa'cvii. 時機䆀生理無蓋好做，毋過會曉變撚的人嘛是有才調趁大錢。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

景氣很差生意難做，不過懂得變通的人還是有辦法發大財。

🗣u: Thaux'zar u zhud'jit, m'køq AF'gi tiefn'tøx korng e piexn'thvy, chiefn'tuo'chiefn e'pof cit tiarm cyn'cviax siaxng'toa'ho. 透早有出日，毋過阿義顛倒講會變天，千拄千下晡一點真正摔大雨。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

早上出太陽，但是阿義卻說天氣會轉壞，果然到下午一點就下起豪雨來。

🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Kao'goeh thay, bøo laang zay.” Thofng'sioong larn'laang kao`goeh ie'au khaq ciør u hofng'thay, m'køq cid'sii hofng'thay na laai, tvia'tvia e zø'seeng toa zay'hai. 俗語講：「九月颱，無人知。」通常咱人九月以後較少有風颱，毋過這時風颱若來，定定會造成大災害。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

俗話說：「九月的颱風，沒有人可預測。」一般農曆九月以後比較少出現颱風，不過要是颱風這時候來，常會造成大災害。

🗣u: Pe'buo thviax kviar, tuix khaq u zhud'thoad`ee tø paxng khaq e løh'sym, aq na thaxn khaq bøo ciah`ee tø e khaq ciaux'kox, laang korng, “Go ky zerng'thaau'ar zhwn`zhud'laai bøo pvee tngg.” M'køq thviax kviar ee sym lorng si kang'khoarn`ee, zoat'tuix bøo toa'sex'sym ee tø'lie. 爸母疼囝，對較有出脫的就放較會落心，啊若趁較無食的就會較照顧，人講：「五肢指頭仔伸出來無平長。」毋過疼囝的心攏是仝款的，絕對無大細心的道理。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

父母疼愛子女，對有出息的就比較會放心，對於無力謀生的就會比較照顧，人家說：「手指頭伸出來也長短不一。」但疼愛小孩的心都一樣，絕無偏袒的道理。

🗣u: Cyn ze laang lorng korng, tarn'kaux seeng'kofng thaxn'toa'cvii, tø e'sae ho pe'buo koex hør jit'cie, m'køq m'thafng be'kix'tid “zai'svef cit liap tau, khaq viaa sie'liao paix ty'thaau”, peeng'sioong'sii khaq ciap tngr'laai ciaux'kox pe'buo khaq iaux'kirn. 真濟人攏講，等到成功趁大錢，就會使予爸母過好日子，毋過毋通袂記得「在生一粒豆，較贏死了拜豬頭」，平常時較捷轉來照顧爸母較要緊。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

很多人都說，等到成功賺大錢之後，就能讓父母過好日子，但別忘了「活著的時候吃兒女孝敬的一顆豆子，勝過去世的時候兒女用豬頭來祭拜」，平常多回來照顧父母比較重要。

🗣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: Larn zøx'laang m'thafng sviw phoxng'hofng, zøx be kaux ee tai'cix chiefn'ban m'thafng korng toa'sviaf'oe, na'bøo, si e “kaf'ki phorng'sae boaq'bin”. 咱做人毋通傷膨風，做袂到的代誌千萬毋通講大聲話，若無，是會「家己捧屎抹面」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我們做人不要太會吹噓，做不到的事情千萬不要說大話，要不然，可是會「自取其辱」。

🗣u: Pe'buo ui kviar si zu'jieen thiefn'sexng, bok'koaix laang korng, “Sex'haxn hoaan'lør y be toa, toa'haxn hoaan'lør y boe zhoa.” M'køq si'sex zar'ban aix ui yn kaf'ki ee jiin'sefng hu'zeg, zøx laang si'toa aix øh e'hiao paxng'chiuo. 爸母為囝是自然天性，莫怪人講：「細漢煩惱伊袂大，大漢煩惱伊未娶。」毋過序細早慢愛為𪜶家己的人生負責，做人序大愛學會曉放手。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

父母為小孩著想是自然天性，難怪人家說：「小時候煩惱他長不大，長大了煩惱他不結婚」，不過孩子早晚要為他們自己的人生負責，為人父母也要學會放手。

🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Aix pviax ciaq e viaa.” Ti kerng'khix bøo hør ee sii'zun, tiøh'aix m kviaf kafn'khor, kiefn'chii lie'siorng, khaf'tah'sit'te, seeng'kofng ee ky'hoe tø ciaxm khaq'toa'bin. 俗語講：「愛拚才會贏。」佇景氣無好的時陣，著愛毋驚艱苦，堅持理想、跤踏實地，成功的機會就占較大面。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

俗話說：「要努力才會贏。」在景氣低迷的時候，必須不怕辛苦，堅持理想、腳踏實地，成功的機會就會比較大。

🗣u: Sviar'laang m bad sid'pai`koex? Laang korng, “E poah ciaq e toa.” Zøx m'tiøh`khix ka toxng'zøx kefng'giam, m'ciaq saf e tiøh zøx khafng'khoex ee mee'kag, ma ciaq e juo zøx juo sek'chiuo. 啥人毋捌失敗過？人講：「會跋才會大。」做毋著去共當做經驗，毋才捎會著做工課的鋩角，嘛才會愈做愈熟手。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

誰沒有失敗過？人家說：「跌過跤才長得大。」做錯了把它當做經驗，才能掌握到工作的訣竅，也才會越做越順手。

🗣u: AF'zaai`ar he cyn ze khor'sym kaq sor'huix teq ka yn hau'svef zay'poee, ngx'bang y e'taxng zhud'thaau'thvy, kied'kiok y m'na tai'hak thak bøo pid'giap, køq beq ciah m thør'thaxn, tiefn'tøx si yn zaf'bor'kviar khaq u zaai'zeeng, giern'kiux'sor tøf iao'boe zhud'giap, kuie'na kefng kofng'sy tø siøf'zvef beq ka chviax, AF'zaai`ar oaxn'thaxn korng, “Ty m toa, toa tuix kao`khix.” 阿財仔下真濟苦心佮所費咧共𪜶後生栽培，向望伊會當出頭天，結局伊毋但大學讀無畢業，閣欲食毋討趁，顛倒是𪜶查某囝較有才情，研究所都猶未出業，幾若間公司就相爭欲共倩，阿財仔怨嘆講：「豬毋大，大對狗去。」 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

阿財花費了許多苦心和費用栽培他兒子，希望他能出人頭地，結果他不但大學無法畢業，還好逸惡勞，反而是他女兒比較有才華，研究所還沒畢業，好幾間公司就搶著要聘用他，阿財嘆氣說：「事與願違。」

hunzhef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zhef; hwn'zhef; (pwn'zhef) [[...]][i#] [p.]

fork of a tree or a road

分叉(分岔)(分歧)

• Hunzhef ee sofzai u ciawafsiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hwn'zhef ee sor'zai u ciao'ar'siu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bird's nest in the fork of the tree
  分叉的地方有鳥巢。

• Chiu na khaq toa zaang e hunzhef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiu na khaq toa zaang e hwn'zhef.; Chiu na khaq toa zaang øe hwn'zhef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If a tree is big its branches will fork out.
  樹若長大就會分叉。

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

comparative particle. The meaning of this particle is usually given as "more", but in translating this word into English we very often must use a circumlocution on account of its idiomatic use. The chief reason for this is that it is joined not only to adjectives and adverbs to form the comparative degree, but it is also joined to VERBS.

更,較

• zøx khaq u khangkhoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx khaq u khafng'khoex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  get more done
  工作效率高

• Ciør laang zøx khaq u khangkhoex, ze laang tientøx zøx khaq bøo khangkhoex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciør laang zøx khaq u khafng'khoex, ze laang tiefn'tøx zøx khaq bøo khafng'khoex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A few people get more work done, on the contrary many people accomplish very little.
  人少工作效率高,人多反而工作效率低。

• e khaq iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq iorng; øe khaq iorng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  will get stronger
  會較強壯

• Tagjit uxntong, sengkhw e khaq iorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak'jit un'tong, sefng'khw e khaq iorng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If a person takes some physical exercise every day, his body will get stronger.
  每天運動,身體會較強壯。

• øe khaq sitlea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq sid'lea; øe khaq sid'lea [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be somewhat rude or impolite
  會失禮

• Goar boeq mng lie cit kux oe, mxzay e khaq sitlea be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay e khaq sid'lea be?; Goar bøeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay øe khaq sid'lea bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I want to ask you a question, I wonder if this will be a little impolite.
  我想問你一句話,不知會失禮嗎?

• tiøh khaq toa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh khaq toa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  must get bigger, must grow more
  得大些

• Cid khoarn ee koefcychiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq e svef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn ee koea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq e svef.; Cid'khoarn ee køea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq øe svef/svy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This type of a fruit tree must get a bit bigger before it bears fruit.
  這種果樹得大些才能結果子。

• Khaq siok lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq siok lex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Make it cheaper!
  算便宜點!

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

crevice, rift, crack, fissure

裂,破

• pit'huun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid'huun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  crack or split in a cup or plank
  裂痕(紋)

• Kvoathvisii chiuo e pid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kvoaa'thvy'sii chiuo e pid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  In cold weather one's hands will crack (chap)
  冬天手會裂。

• Zhaa na phagjit phak sviw kuo e pid (khix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhaa na phak'jit phak sviw kuo e pid (khix).; Zhaa na phak'jit phak sviw kuo øe pid (khix). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Wood will crack if left too long in the sun.
  木材要是晒太久會裂開。

• Cid tex tepoef u pid (pit'huun), mxkuo be lau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tex tee'poef u pid (pid'huun), m'kuo be lau.; Cid'tex tee'poef u pid (pid'huun), m'kuo bøe lau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This teacup is cracked, but it doesn't leak.
  這個茶杯有裂痕,可是不會漏。

• Tøe-tang liawau piaq u cyn ze pit'huun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Te-tang liao'au piaq u cyn ze pid'huun.; Tøe-tang liao'au piaq u cyn ze pid'huun. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  After an earthquake, there are many cracks in the walls.
  地震後牆有很多裂痕。

• Na texng sviw toa ky ee thihtefng, zhaa e pid khuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na texng sviw toa ky ee thiq'tefng, zhaa e pid khuy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you use too thick a nail, the wood will split.
  要是釘太大的釘子,木頭會裂開。

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