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toaxhaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

adult; grown-up; tall person; large man; grow up

大漢; 成人; 高個子; 長大

🗣 Søeahaxn hoanlør y bøe toa, toaxhaxn hoanlør y bøe zhoa. 🗣 (u: Sex'haxn hoaan'lør y be toa, toa'haxn hoaan'lør y boe zhoa. Søex'haxn hoaan'lør y bøe toa, toa'haxn hoaan'lør y bøe zhoa.) 細漢煩惱伊袂大，大漢煩惱伊袂娶。 [wt][mo] Sè-hàn huân-ló i bē tuā, tuā-hàn huân-ló i buē tshuā. [#]

1. () || 小時候煩惱他長不大，長大了煩惱他不結婚。表示父母親對兒女成長的各個階段，都有不同的操心與煩惱。

🗣le: (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。) (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。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 Søeahaxn thaw barn puu, toaxhaxn thaw khafn guu. 🗣 (u: Sex'haxn thaw barn puu, toa'haxn thaw khafn guu. Søex'haxn thaw barn puu, toa'haxn thaw khafn guu.) 細漢偷挽匏，大漢偷牽牛。 [wt][mo] Sè-hàn thau bán pû, tuā-hàn thau khan gû. [#]

1. () || 小時候偷摘匏瓜，長大偷牽牛隻。指一味縱容小孩的錯誤行為，反而會使其積惡成習，長大後會變本加厲。

🗣le: (u: Girn'ar zu sex'haxn tiøh'aix hør'hør'ar ka kax'si, na'bøo “sex'haxn thaw barn puu, toa'haxn thaw khafn guu”, thexng'hau y toa'haxn hoan giaam'tiong ee zhøx'go ciaq beq laai kax, tø ie'kefng be'hux`aq.) 🗣 (囡仔自細漢著愛好好仔共教示，若無「細漢偷挽匏，大漢偷牽牛」，聽候伊大漢犯嚴重的錯誤才欲來教，就已經袂赴矣。) (小孩子從小就要好好地教育他，要不然「小時候偷摘匏瓜，長大偷牽牛隻」，等到他長大犯了嚴重錯誤再來教育他，就為時已晚了。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 toaxhaxn 🗣 (u: toa'haxn) 大漢 [wt][mo] tuā-hàn [#]

1. (Adj) || 身材高大。

🗣le: (u: Y svef'zøx ciog toa'haxn.) 🗣 (伊生做足大漢。) (他長得很高大。)

2. (V) || 長大。

🗣le: (u: Girn'ar na toa'haxn, pe'buo tø khyn'safng`aq.) 🗣 (囡仔若大漢，爸母就輕鬆矣。) (兒子如果長大，父母就輕鬆了。)

3. (Adj) || 年長的。排行在先的或較年長的。

🗣le: (u: Y si toa'haxn`ee.) 🗣 (伊是大漢的。) (他排行老大。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

zhamzhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhafm'zhaf; (zhafm'chy) [[...]][i#] [p.]

unequal, not uniform, confused, irregular, mixed in confusion

參差

• Ciaq ee gynnar zhamzhafm zhazhaf, u ee toaxhaxn, u ee seahaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq ee girn'nar zhafm'zhafm zhaf'zhaf, u ee toa'haxn, u ee sex'haxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  These children are not of one size, some are older and some are younger.
  這些孩子參差不齊,有的大,有的小。

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

Han dynasty, of the Chinese people or language, a man, a fellow

漢,個子

• toaxhaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very tall, be tall (only refers to the height of people)
  高大

• søeahaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn; søex'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be short (only refers to the height of people)
  矮小

ko'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu [[...]][i#] [p.]

behave ungratefully, requite kindness with ingratitude, disappoint, be unfaithful to a person

辜負

• ko'hu laang ee høfix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu laang ee hør'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  act ungratefully after receiving other's good wishes
  辜負人的好意

• ko'hu lirn lauxpe chi lie kaq ciaq toaxhaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu lirn lau'pe chi lie kaq ciaq toa'haxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  waste your father's efforts in bringing you up.
  辜負你父親養育你這麼大

nar... nar... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar... nar...; (luo... luo...) [[...]][i#] [p.]

the more... the more...

愈 ...愈 ...,越 ...越 ...

• Nar toa nar hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar toa nar hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The bigger the better.
  越大越好。

• Nar toaxhaxn nar koay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar toa'haxn nar koay. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The older he gets, the better behaved he is.
  長越大越乖。

• Nar ciah nar hør ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar ciah nar hør ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The more you eat, the better it tastes.
  越吃越好吃。

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

type of gourd, bottle gourd, calabash

匏

• holoo-puu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'loo'puu; hoo'loo-puu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  type of gourd much larger at one end
  葫蘆匏

• Seahaxn thaubarn puu, toaxhaxn thaukhafn guu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu.; Søex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If a child gets into the habit of stealing trifles, he will steal big things when he grows up.
  小時偷雞摸狗,大時殺人放火。

søeahaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn; søex'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

short or small (in stature), in childhood

矮小,年少

• seahaxn ee sii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn ee sii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When one was a child
  小的時候

• Seahaxn thaubarn puu, toaxhaxn thaukhafn guu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu.; Søex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If as a child you steal gourds, as an adult, you'll steal cows. — as the twig is bent, so grows the tree
  小時偷雞摸狗,大時殺人放火。

toaxhaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

tall person, large man, grow up

高個子,長大

• be toaxhaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be toa'haxn; bøe toa'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  does not grow up
  長不大

toaxhaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'haxn [[...]] 

big (person), grown up (person)

成人; 大個子

toaxhaxn-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'haxn-laang [[...]] 

giant, large person

巨人

toaxhaxn 大漢 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'haxn [[...]] 

大漢

toaxhaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.270]

N : big person

成人

toaxhaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.270]

N : grown person, adult

大個子

toaxhaxn-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'haxn'laang [[...]][i#] [p.270]

N ê : giant

巨人

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