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🗣u: Lie u kuie kofng'hwn koaan? 你有幾公分懸？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你幾公分高呢？

🗣u: Cid ee guu'tiaau lai'tea u kuie ciaq guu'karng? 這个牛牢內底有幾隻牛犅？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這個牛舍裡有幾隻公牛？

🗣u: Mih'kvia lag ti thoo'khaf køq khiøq khie'laai ciah, u'kaux laq'sab'kuie. 物件落佇塗跤閣抾起來食，有夠垃圾鬼。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

東西掉到地上又撿起來吃，真是不衛生。

🗣u: Y sit'zai u'kaux iaw'kuie, khvoax'tiøh sviaq tø sviu'beq ciah. 伊實在有夠枵鬼，看著啥就想欲食。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他實在是貪吃到極點了，看到什麼都想吃。

🗣u: Sex'kafn karm cyn'cviax u kuie'cviaf? 世間敢真正有鬼精？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

世間真的有鬼怪存在嗎？

🗣u: U kuie ee laang beq laai? 有幾个人欲來？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

有幾個人要來？

🗣u: U kuie hang zhaix? 有幾項菜？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

有幾道菜？

🗣u: Lie ee chiuo'zerng'thaau'ar u kuie ee lee? 你的手指頭仔有幾个腡？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你的手指頭上有幾個螺旋狀指紋？

🗣u: Zorng'thorng'huo thaau'zeeng ee korng'tviuu u khexng'ciog oah'tang, six'khof'uii'ar kuie'na tiaau lo lorng e zah'lo. 總統府頭前的廣場有慶祝活動，四箍圍仔幾若條路攏會閘路。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

總統府前的廣場有慶祝活動，四周有好幾條路都會封路。

🗣u: Cid kuie ji siar liao u'kaux lor. 這幾字寫了有夠魯。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這幾個字寫得很糟。

🗣u: Cid kuie'kafng'ar y lorng m korng'oe, si u sviar'miq khy'khiaw`bøo? 這幾工仔伊攏毋講話，是有啥物蹊蹺無？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這幾天他都不說話，是發生什麼奇怪的事嗎？

🗣u: Larn teq korng'oe, u'sii e zhab'lam kuie'na ciorng gie'gieen. 咱咧講話，有時會插濫幾若種語言。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我們說話，有時會摻雜好幾種語言。

🗣u: Kyn'ar'jit keq'piaq ee mngg'khao'tviaa theeng kuie'na taai køf'kib kiaw'chiaf, m zay u sviar'miq toa tai'cix. 今仔日隔壁的門口埕停幾若台高級轎車，毋知有啥物大代誌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

今天隔鄰前庭停了好幾輛高級轎車，不知道是有何大事。

🗣u: U cvii sae kuie e ef'bø. 有錢使鬼會挨磨。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

俗語，有錢能使鬼推磨。

🗣u: IE'zar Taai'oaan bad u kuie'na kefng pøx'sia zhud axm'pøx, m'køq kaux boea`ar zhwn bøo pvoax kefng. 以早臺灣捌有幾若間報社出暗報，毋過到尾仔賰無半間。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

以前臺灣曾有好幾家報社發行晚報，但後來沒有半家。

🗣u: Laang na u'hoex`hvoq, kix'tii khag'sit e piexn zhaf, “svaf jit bøo liu, peq'cviu chiu”, kuie kafng zeeng øh`tiøh ee kafng'hw, na bøo køq liu tø be'kix'tid liao'liao`aq, u'viar cyn hai. 人若有歲乎，記持確實會變差，「三日無餾，𬦰上樹」，幾工前學著的工夫，若無閣餾就袂記得了了矣，有影真害。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

人上了年紀，記憶確實會變差，「幾天不複習，就忘記所學」，前幾天學會的技藝，要是不再溫習就全都忘記了，真的很糟糕。

🗣u: Cid'zun sii'sex bøo kang`aq, kor'zar hid ciorng “chiefn too ban too, m tat'tid hoafn zhaan'thoo” ee koafn'liam zar tø thex'sii`khix`aq, siaux'lieen'laang lorng ma beq zhoe ze ti pan'kofng'seg zhoef lerng'khix ee thaau'lo, tvaf si u kuie ee kafm'goan giah tii'thaau løh'zhaan khix zøq'sid`leq! 這陣時勢無仝矣，古早彼種「千途萬途，毋值得翻田塗」的觀念早就退時去矣，少年人攏嘛欲揣坐佇辦公室吹冷氣的頭路，今是有幾个甘願攑鋤頭落田去作穡咧！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

現今時代不同了，以前那套「重農輕商」的觀念早已過時了，年輕人都想找坐在辦公室吹冷氣的工作，現在有幾個願意拿著鋤頭下田耕種啊！

🗣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: Siok'gie korng, “Zhwn boong phak'sie kuie, ha boong zøx'toa'zuie.” Zef si lau zor'siefn ee kefng'giam taam. Hien'tai sia'hoe u khix'siong'kiok, pie ciaf'ee oe køq'khaq khøf'hak, e'taxng theh'laai kiarm'giam cid koar oe ee zexng'khag'sexng. 俗語講：「春雺曝死鬼，夏雺做大水。」這是老祖先的經驗談。現代社會有氣象局，比遮的話閣較科學，會當提來檢驗這寡話的正確性。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

人家說：「春天起霧，預兆旱災，夏天起霧，預兆水災。」這是老祖先的經驗談。現代社會有氣象局，比這些話更科學，可以拿來檢驗這些話的正確性。

🗣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: Kor'zar kex'zhoa ee hofng'siok cviaa sym'seg, syn'niuu axm'tngx aix ti paang'kefng lai'tea ciah, hør'mia'pøo phaang kuie'hang'ar png'zhaix jip`laai, u kef'baq, jiuu'hii, køq e korng hør'oe, “Ciah kef, e khie'kef; ciah jiuu'hii, svef girn'ar hør iøf'chi.” Ho syn'niuu cie'ky kiafm ciog'hø. 古早嫁娶的風俗誠心適，新娘暗頓愛佇房間內底食，好命婆捀幾項仔飯菜入來，有雞肉、鰇魚，閣會講好話：「食雞，會起家；食鰇魚，生囡仔好育飼。」予新娘止飢兼祝賀。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

舊時結婚的風俗很有趣，新娘的晚餐要在臥室裡吃，喜娘會端幾樣飯菜進來，有雞肉、魷魚，還會說吉祥話：「吃雞，會建立家庭；吃魷魚，生出來的孩子會很好養育。」給新娘墊墊肚子兼祝福。

🗣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: 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。」

bixnsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

know by sight, familiar with

面熟,面善

• Cyn ze laang ee tiongkafn, u kuye'ar bixnsek ee laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn ze laang ee tiofng'kafn, u kuie'ee'ar bin'sek ee laang.; Cyn zøe laang ee tiofng'kafn, u kuie'ee'ar bin'sek ee laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There are a few familiar face among many people.
  很多人中間,有幾個面熟的。

bø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bø; (bø'ar, ciøh'bø) [[...]][i#] [p.]

mill, millstone

磑,石磨

• øebø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ef'bø; øef'bø [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turn a mill, as by hand
  推磨

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have money, you can even make devils turn a mill. Money talks.
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

bøo kuie jit zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo kuie jit zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

not many days ago

幾天前

• Goar bøo kuie jit zeeng u khix Taipag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo kuie jit zeeng u khix Taai'pag. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Not many days previously I went to Taipei.
  幾天前我到台北去了。

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

money, cash

錢

• uxcvilaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'cvii'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  wealthy man
  有錢人

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Money talks. (Lit. If you have money, you can make a devil turn the mill for you.)
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

• cvii siekhaf, laang nng khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii six'khaf, laang nng khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't run after it, you can't catch it. (Lit. Money has four legs to your two.)
  錢四腳,人只有兩腳,賺錢不易。

hagkib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'kib [[...]][i#] [p.]

class, grade

學級

• Lirn haghau u kuie hagkib ? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn hak'hau u kuie hak'kib ? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many grade levels does your school have?
  你們學校有幾學級?

ka'teeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'teeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

home, family, household

家庭

• Lie ee ka'teeng u kuie ee laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee kaf'teeng u kuie ee laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many members are there in your family?
  你的家庭有幾個人?

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

stairs, flight of steps, story of a building, class (as social classes), grade or rank

階,層,樓

• Hid kefng zhux u kuie kay (zaxn)? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng zhux u kuie kay (zaxn)? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many stories are there in that building?
  那棟房子有幾層?

• Goar boeq khix go kay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq khix go kay.; Goar bøeq khix go kay. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am going to the fifth floor.
  我要上五樓。

kuie (''measure'') ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie (''measure'') ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

little, a small quantity of something. May be used together with cyu kuie+(measure)+ar naxtvia

幾 ...

• cyu kuie (''measure'') ar naxtvia (niaxnia) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'u kuie (''measure'') ar na'tvia (nia'nia) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  little, a small quantity of something.
  只有 ...而已

• Goar cyu kuykho'ar naxtvia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cie'u kuie'khof'ar na'tvia. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have only a little money.
  我只有幾塊錢而已。

kuyna (M) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'na (M) [[...]][i#] [p.]

almost the same meaning as kuie+(measure)+ar, but gives an impression of a little larger quantity, so, we may not use cyu kuie+(measure)+ar naxtvia together with this expression.

好幾 …

• Goar u kuyna khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar u kuie'na khof. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have some money.
  我有好幾塊錢。

thauzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'zhuix [[...]][i#] [p.]

mouths in a family

家眷

• U kuie ee thauzhuix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U kuie ee thaau'zhuix? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many mouths do you have to feed?
  有幾口?

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

have money, be wealthy, rich

有錢

• uxcvilaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'cvii'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  wealthy man
  富翁

• U cvii `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Have you any money? Is there any money?
  有錢嗎?

• U cvii zhutcvii, u lat zhutlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii zhud'cvii, u lat zhud'lat. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have money, give money. If you have strength, give your strength. — Give what you can.
  有錢出錢,有力出力

• Uxcvii hoaq zuie e kientaxng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'cvii hoaq zuie e kiefn'taxng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have money, you can call water to become hard. — Money talks. Anything can be done with money.
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have money, you can hire the devil to grind rice. — Money makes everything possible.
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

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