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arpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax'pax [[...]][i#] [p.]

selfish, covetous, tyrannical, usurp

霸道,專橫

• Y cyn arpax, lorng bøo sviu padlaang ee libtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn ax'pax, lorng bøo sviu pat'laang ee lip'tviuu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He thinks of no one but himself.
  他很霸道,都不想別人的立場。

• Y bad arpax laang ee zhanhngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bad ax'pax laang ee zhaan'hngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He encroached on other people's land.
  他曾霸佔人的田園。

bøzhae-kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zhae'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

waste of effort, in vain, wasted effort

徒勞,沒用

• Ykefng sie khix ax, khaq zuosia ia bøzhaykafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng sie khix ax, khaq zux'sia ia bøo'zhae'kafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is already dead, any more injections are a wasted effort.
  已經死了,再打針也沒用。

• Bøzhaykafng, maix siulie, bea sin'ee khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'zhae'kafng, maix siw'lie, bea syn'ee khaq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is waste of time, better to buy a new one.
  浪費時間,不要修了,買新的比較好。

bøkhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'khuix [[...]][i#] [p.]

breathless, expired

斷氣

• Y bøkhuix ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bøo'khuix ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is dead.
  他斷氣了。

boeq hør ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boeq hør ax; bøeq hør`aq [[...]][i#] [p.]

just about finished, recovering sick person

快好了

boeq sie ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boeq sie ax; bøeq sie`aq [[...]][i#] [p.]

at the point of death

快死了

bong'ax-haghau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boong'ax hak'hau; boong'ax-hak'hau [[...]][i#] [p.]

school for the blind and mute

盲啞學校

Chid ax, khaq hexng koex peq ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid ax, khaq hexng koex peq ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]

one person likes something far more than any other (Lit. Number seven likes it more than number eight.)

自己比別人更喜愛。

ciaqpafax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'par'ax [[...]][i#] [p.]

have eaten, fully satisfied, ate to the full

吃飽了

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

take him on his own terms, on (one's) own terms

遷就

• Hid khoarn arpax ee laang, tiliao ciu y ygoa karm iao u paxnhoad? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn ax'pax ee laang, tii'liao ciu y ie'goa karm iao u pan'hoad? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kind of oppressive person, how can you do anything but meet him on his own terms?
  那種不講理的人,除了遷就他以外,還有辦法嗎?

zoadieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'ieen [[...]][i#] [p.]

sever relations with, insulate (electricity)

斷絕關係,絕緣

• Y kab yn a'hviaf zoadieen cyn kuo ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kab yn af'hviaf zoat'ieen cyn kuo ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He severed relations with his older brother a long time ago.
  他跟他哥哥斷絕關係很久了。

• Cid tiaau tiexnsvoax ee zoadieen bøo symmiq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tiaau tien'svoax ee zoat'ieen bøo sirm'miq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This electric wire is not well insulated.
  這條電線的絕緣不太好。

Zuie ym kaux phvixkhafng, be lwntid ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuie ym kaux phvi'khafng, be lurn'tid ax.; Zuie ym kaux phvi'khafng, bøe lurn`tid`aq. [[...]][i#] [p.]

The water's up to my nostrils. I've had it up to here.

水淹至鼻, 再也不能忍,忍無可忍。

khuithaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'thaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

remove obstacles from

開通,完結

• Cid tiaau lo khuithaux ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tiaau lo khuy'thaux ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This road is open for use.
  這條路開通了。

• Cid zaang hoef khuithaux ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid zaang hoef khuy'thaux ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This flower is in full bloom.
  這棵樹花全開完了。

køeataux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'taux; køex'taux [[...]][i#] [p.]

some time past mid-day

過午時

• koeataux ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'taux ax; køex'taux`aq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is past noon
  過午時了

ni'han [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nii'han [[...]][i#] [p.]

period term

年限

• Ni'han kaux ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nii'han kaux ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The period (term) has already expired.
  年限到了。

• gixbu ni'han [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'bu nii'han [[...]][i#] [p.]
  obligatory term
  義務年限

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

tyrant, leader, conqueror, bully, to rule by might rather than by right, be chief among the feudal princes, usurp, domineer

霸

• arpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax'pax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  despotic and avaricious, crabby and bad-tempered
  霸道,專橫

• hiofng-parpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng pax'pax; hiofng-pax'pax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  extremely vicious
  兇巴巴

• hvoaipax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoaai'pax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  perverse and tyrannical
  橫霸

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

soak, to dip, infuse, pour boiling water, bubbles, suds, froth, foam

泡

• Tee phaux hør ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tee phaux hør ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The tea is ready.
  茶泡好了。

piernkhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piexn'khoarn; (pvix'khoarn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

change (one's character or conduct) for the worse

變樣子,變壞

• Cid ee gynnar teq piernkhoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar teq piexn'khoarn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This child is changing for the worse.
  這孩子在變壞。

• Y lorng piernkhoarn ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y lorng piexn'khoarn ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He had become another person. (used in bad sense)
  他都變壞了。

putty putkag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'ty pud'kag [[...]][i#] [p.]

unconsciously, gradually, involuntarily

不知不覺

• Putty putkag (ee tiongkafn) siuxtiøh y ee efnghiorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pud'ty pud'kag (ee tiofng'kafn) siu'tiøh y ee erng'hiorng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Gradually we were influenced by him
  不知不覺之間受到他的影響。

• Putty putkag (ee tiongkafn) tangthvy kaux`ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pud'ty pud'kag (ee tiofng'kafn) tafng'thvy kaux`ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The winter has stolen upon us.
  不知不覺之間冬天到了。

syax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'ax [[...]][i#] [p.]

die, Damn!

死了,完了

siky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]

opportunity, chance

時機

• u hah siky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hah sii'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]
  timely, appropriate
  適時

• sid siky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sid sii'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lose one's chance, miss an opportunity
  失機會

• pafag siky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: par'ag sii'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]
  take (seize) the opportunity
  把握時機

• Siky kaux ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sii'ky kaux ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The time has come
  時機到了。

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

thank, to decline, to fade, wither

謝

• Hoef sia khix ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoef sia khix ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The flowers have withered
  花謝了。

• kafmsia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'sia [[...]][i#] [p.]
  feel grateful, thank you
  感謝

• søehsia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soeq'sia; søeq'sia [[...]][i#] [p.]
  give thanks
  道謝

• tapsia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tab'sia [[...]][i#] [p.]
  express thanks for a favor (by returning or repaying it)
  答謝

• tøsia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøf'sia [[...]][i#] [p.]
  many thanks
  多謝

tvaf høfax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvaf hør'ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]

No more, thank you! Enough of that!

夠了!謝了!

tvaf tiøh sie ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvaf tiøh sie ax [[...]][i#] [p.]

darn it!

糟了

tehbøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq; teq'bøeq [[...]][i#] [p.]

be about to, be going to, be on the point of

將要,快要

• Cid ee khangkhoex tehboeq hør ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex teq'boeq hør ax.; Cid ee khafng'khoex teq'bøeq hør ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This work is about completed
  這項工作快要好了。

• tehbøeq khix`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq khix ax; teq'bøeq khix`aq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  about to go
  快要去了

• tehbøeq sie`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq sie ax; teq'bøeq sie`aq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  at the point of death
  快要死了

• tehbøeq kaux`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq kaux ax; teq'bøeq kaux`aq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  about to arrive
  快要到了

thøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex; (thoex) [[...]][i#] [p.]

to retreat, retire, recede, withdraw, regress, retrogress, shrink, bow out, send back, give back, to return, lose or diminish (color, auspicious influence, prosperity, fever)

退

• cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex; cixn'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  advance or retire, advance or withdraw
  進退

• jiet theaax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet thex'ax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the fever has abated
  退燒了

• thietthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thied'thex; thied'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  withdraw from, pull out of, evacuate
  撤退

• tørthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to walk backwards without turning around from a place to which we had advanced, to retreat, become worse than before (in some work, art, or study)
  倒退,退步

• tørtheakviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex'kviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to walk backwards without turning around
  倒著走

thvitøe bøea`ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thvy'te boea'ax; thvy'tøe bøea`ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

end of heaven and earth — said of extraordinary calamities or unexampled crimes, portending the end of the dynasty

末日

tiaux-chiabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaux-chiaf'boea; tiaux-chiaf'bøea; (tiaux-chiaf'liern) [[...]][i#] [p.]

Hang on to the back (side) of a train, bus (figure of speech)

吊車後(沒車資)

• Cvii lorng khay liawliao ax, tvaf tiøh tiaochia'boea ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii lorng khay liao'liao ax, tvaf tiøh tiaux'chiaf'boea ax.; Cvii lorng khay liao'liao`aq, tvaf tiøh tiaux'chiaf'bøea`aq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I've spent all my money, I'll have to hitch a ride on the back of a train, bus
  錢都花光了,現在得吊車後了。(無法搭車)

''arci'' [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''ax'ci'' [[...]] 

an arch

''arku'' [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''ax'ku'' [[...]] 

an arc

''arsu'' [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''ax'su'' [[...]] 

a ground (wire); an earth

arpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax'pax [[...]] 

head-strong, unreasonable

蠻不講理

ax! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax! [[...]] 

Oh

啊

bong'ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boong'ax [[...]] 

blind and dumb

盲啞

arpax 壓霸 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax'pax [[...]] 

蠻不講理

ax! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax [[...]][i#] [p.1]

I : Oh!

啊

u: ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]

BF : (sf used to form a large number of Interjections) (khou-a3: Alas!, Chham2-a3: Alas! etc)

啦

u: Ax'beng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]

Xtn/obs : End-of prayer marker: Amen

阿們

arpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax'pax [[...]][i#] [p.1]

SV : head-strong, unreasonable

蠻不講理

u: ax'sexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]

Title : (given to Mencius, second only to Confucius)

亞聖

u: bøo'bøo'khix(--ax) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.14]

V : vanish, be lost (contrast <bo5 bo5-khi3: not lost>)

無去

bong'ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boong'ax [[...]][i#] [p.17]

Nmod : blind and dumb

盲啞

u: lau'mr'ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.166]

Ra : elderly lady

老婦人

u: m'ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.178]

Ccl : (following statement of some difficulty introduces the statement of obligation to persevere) : but still, however, nevertheless

不

u: ør'ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.188]

I : Oh! (surprise, freq pron as oa2)

哦啊

u: ax'ax 饐饐 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0002] [#8]

< 味 ∼∼ ＝ 變味 。 >

u: ax'ax 啞啞 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0002] [#9]

<∼∼ 叫 ＝ 烏鴉等等e5鳥a2 a2 a2 hau2 。 >

u: ax 啞 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0001] [#17]

( 文 ) 啞口 ， 臭耳人 。 < 聾啞 。 >

u: ax 亞 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0001] [#18]

第二 。 <∼ 軍 ＝ 第二名 ； ∼ 聖 ＝ 第二聖人 。 >

u: ax a3 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0001] [#19]

食物等臭去e5味 。 < 味真 ∼ 。 >

u: ax 呵 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0001] [#20]

（ 忽然想起tai7 - chi3 , a2是驚tioh8 e5時e5驚歎詞 ） 。 <∼ 我beh來去 ； ∼ soah be7記得 。 >

u: ax'goaan 亞元 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0003] [#21]

( 文 ) 得tioh8進士考試第二名 。 <>

u: ax'khoef 亞魁 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0003] [#22]

得tioh8舉人考試第二名 。 <>

u: ax'khor 啞口 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0003] [#23]

恬恬無話 。 < 啞口無言 ＝ 話long2講be7出 。 >

u: ax'leeng 啞鈴 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0008] [#24]

運動器具e5一種 。 <∼∼ 體操 。 >

u: ax'pax 拗霸 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0006] [#25]

gin2 - a2剛強e5個性 。 < gin2 - a2真a3 - pa3 = gin2 - a2個性橫pa3 - pa3 。 >

u: Ax'sexng 亞聖 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0004] [#26]

Mencius (philosopher)

＝ 孟子 。 <>

u: beeng'ax 盲啞 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0650] [#2406]

（ 日 ） <∼∼ 學校 。 >

u: pud'ax 不亞 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0734] [#49463]

( 文 ) 比 … khah劣 ( loat ) 。 <∼∼ 男子 ＝ 女boe7輸男 。 >

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