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🗣 Bøe tee korng tee phafng, bøe hoef korng hoef aang. 🗣 (u: Be tee korng tee phafng, be hoef korng hoef aang. Bøe tee korng tee phafng, bøe hoef korng hoef aang.) 賣茶講茶芳，賣花講花紅。 [wt][mo] Bē tê kóng tê phang, bē hue kóng hue âng. [#]

1. () || 賣茶葉的人強調自己賣的茶葉有多香；賣花的人強調自己賣的花顏色有多麼的鮮豔。比喻為了要把自己的產品推銷出去，生意人總會強調其產品具有什麼特色，藉此吸引顧客的目光。比喻老王賣瓜，自賣自誇。

🗣le: (u: Bea mih'kvia ee sii, sefng'lie'laang korng ee oe biern'pud'liao e “be tee korng tee phafng, be hoef korng hoef aang”, larn ka zhafm'khør`cit'e tø hør, biern zorng ka sixn.) 🗣 (買物件的時，生理人講的話免不了會「賣茶講茶芳，賣花講花紅」，咱共參考一下就好，免總共信。) (買東西時，生意人所講的話免不了會「賣什麼東西就稱讚什麼東西好」，我們用來參考就好，別完全相信。)

🗣le: (u: Y lorng korng y kefng'siaw ee of'iuu cviaa zarn, zexng'kefng si “be tee korng tee phafng, be hoef korng hoef aang”, larn iao'si kef kviaa`kuie'kefng'ar ciaq be ho y phvy`khix.) 🗣 (伊攏講伊經銷的烏油誠讚，正經是「賣茶講茶芳，賣花講花紅」，咱猶是加行幾間仔才袂予伊偏去。) (他都說他經銷的機油很好，實在是「老王賣瓜，自賣自誇」，我們還是多問幾家同行做比較，才不會被他騙了。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 bøexkorng`tid/bøexkofngtid 🗣 (u: be boe'korng'tid bøe'korng'tid) 袂講得 [wt][mo] bē-kóng-tit/buē-kóng-tit [#]

1. (Exp) || 說不得，不能說。無法接受別人的規勸，或是事情有禁忌，不能說。語氣完結時唸作bē-kóng--tit。

🗣le: (u: Y cyn kox'cib, ho laang be'korng`tid.) 🗣 (伊真固執，予人袂講得。) (他很固執，無法接受別人的規勸。)

2. (Exp) || 沒話說，非常的，難以言喻的。語氣完結時唸作bē-kóng--tit。

🗣le: (u: Hid ee zaf'bor girn'ar be'korng'tid suie.) 🗣 (彼个查某囡仔袂講得媠。) (那個女孩漂亮得不得了。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 bøexsu'korng/bøexsukorng 🗣 (u: be boe'sw'korng bøe'sw'korng) 袂輸講 [wt][mo] bē-su-kóng/buē-su-kóng [#]

1. (Exp) || 好比說、好像說。

🗣le: (u: Lie arn'nef korng, be'sw'korng si goar zøx m'tiøh.) 🗣 (你按呢講，袂輸講是我做毋著。) (你這樣講，好像說是我做錯了。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

bøexcin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'cin; bøe'cin [[...]][i#] [p.]

in-exhaustible, interminable

不盡

• Hagbun efngkiuo giefnkiux bøexcin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hak'bun erng'kiuo giern'kiux be'cin.; Hak'bun erng'kiuo giern'kiux bøe'cin. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no end of things to be learned (Lit. Education goes on forever, studying never stops.)
  學無止境

• korng-bøexcin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng-be'cin; korng-bøe'cin; (korng-be'liao) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  impossible to said it all
  說不盡,說不完

bøexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao; bøe'hiao [[...]][i#] [p.]

do not know how to (affirmative form is øexhiao)

不會

• Bøexhiao sayzuun hiaam khøef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; Bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The person who can't navigate a boat says the river is too winding.
  不會開船嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

• Bøexhiao siuu, khanthoaf laxnphaf toa kiuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa khiuu.; Bøe'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa kiuu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  blame the hammer when you don't drive the nail straight, blame others or other things for personal skills being insufficient (Lit. Don't know how to swim because scrotum is too big.)
  不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

• Cid kux ee iesux goar bøexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar be'hiao.; Cid kux ee ix'sux goar bøe'hiao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know the meaning of this sentence, don't know how to explain it.
  這句的意思我不懂。

• Goar bøexhiao saychiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao sae'chiaf.; Goar bøe'hiao sae'chiaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know how to drive a car.
  我不會開車。

• Goar bøexhiao korng Enggie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao korng Efng'gie.; Goar bøe'hiao korng Efng'gie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot (don't know how to) speak English.
  我不會講英語。

• Goar bøexhiao eng ti ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao eng ti ciah.; Goar bøe'hiao eng ti ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot (don't know how to) eat with chopsticks.
  我不會用筷子吃飯。

bøexsae`tid korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'sae`tid korng; bøe'sae`tid korng [[...]][i#] [p.]

must not be spoken, should not be said

不可以講

bøexsixn`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'sixn'tid; bøe'sixn`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

can not be believed, cannot believe, do not believe

不能信的

• Y korng ee oe goar lorng bøexsixn`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng ee oe goar lorng be'sixn'tid.; Y korng ee oe goar lorng bøe'sixn`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I can't believe anything he says.
  他講的話,我都不相信。

bøtvia bøtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

voluble, vain, fickle, changeable, inconstant, to change at every whim, uncertain and changeable

不一定,沒定性

• zoeakin ee thvikhix bøtvia bøtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin ee thvy'khix bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh.; zoex'kin/kun ee thvy'khix bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Recently the weather changes very quickly.
  最近的天氣變幻無常。

• Y kofng'oe bøtvia bøtiøh, be sirntid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh, be sixn'tid.; Y korng'oe bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh, bøe sixn`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's very fickle, you can't believe him.
  他講話反覆無常,不能相信。

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

on the contrary, instead, unexpectedly

反而

• Gaau kofng'oexee thagzheq soaq zhoaxn bexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Gaau korng'oe'ee thak'zheq soaq zhoaxn be'hiao.; Gaau korng'oe`ee thak'zheq soaq zhoaxn bøe'hiao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He knows how to talk unfortunately he doesn't know how to study.
  能言善道的反而不會讀書。

zhuiekhawzhuiekhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'khao'zhuix'khao [[...]][i#] [p.]

be unable to recall something very familiar

好像知道而說不出來

• Cid kux oe tøf zhuiekhawzhuiekhao, mxkuo kofngbexzhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux oe tøf zhuix'khao'zhuix'khao, m'kuo korng'be'zhud'laai.; Cid kux oe tøf zhuix'khao'zhuix'khao, m'kuo korng'bøe'zhud'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The word is on the tip of my tongue but I can't say it.
  這句話好像要說出來,但是說不出來。

hø'hoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'hoxng [[...]][i#] [p.]

How much more? How much less?

何況

• Y bexhiao korng Enggie, hø'hoxng Tekgie (køhkhaq bexhiao korng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y be'hiao korng Efng'gie, høo'hoxng Teg'gie (køq'khaq be'hiao korng).; Y bøe'hiao korng Efng'guo, høo'hoxng Teg'guo (køq'khaq bøe'hiao korng). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He cannot speak English, much less German.
  他不會說英語,德語更不用說了。

høea siøf bagbaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea siøf bak'baai; høea siøf bak'baai [[...]][i#] [p.]

imminent crisis or emergency (fire singeing the eyebrows)

火燒眉毛,燃眉之急

• Hoea siøf bagbaai, bøo korng bexexngtid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoea siøf bak'baai, bøo korng be'eng'tid.; Høea siøf bak'baai, bøo korng bøe'eng`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I was forced to tell the truth.
  已到燃眉之急,不說不行了。

• Mxthafng thernghau kaux hoea siøf bagbaai, ciaq boeq laai zhoe goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng thexng'hau kaux hoea siøf bak'baai, ciaq boeq laai zhoe goar.; M'thafng thexng'hau kaux høea siøf bak'baai, ciaq bøeq laai zhøe goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Come see me before you are driven into a corner.
  不要等到火燒眉頭,才要來找我。

ittix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'tix [[...]][i#] [p.]

unanimously, consent, coincidence, agreement

一致

• iekiexn ittix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'kiexn id'tix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  come to an agreement
  意見一致

• Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx ee, be ittix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx ee, be id'tix.; Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx/zøex ee, bøe id'tix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He says one thing and does another.
  他所說的和所做的,不能一致。

• Lirn taixkef ittix laai zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn tai'kef id'tix laai zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  All of you do it as one man.
  你們大家要一致來做。

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

clear in speaking

清楚,明瞭(說話)

• korng oe korng be ka'nngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng oe korng be kaf'nngg; korng oe korng bøe kaf'nngg [[...]][i#] [p.]
  does not speak clearly
  講話不清楚

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

even, up to, until, so...that, very

連,到,得,極了

• Enggie bexhiao korng (kaq) pvoax kux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'gie be'hiao korng (kaq) pvoax kux.; Efng'guo bøe'hiao korng (kaq) pvoax kux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Cannot speak English at all. Cannot speak even half a word of English.
  英語連一句都不會講。

• Bexhiao zøx (kaq) pvoax hang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao zøx (kaq) pvoax hang.; Bøe'hiao zøx (kaq) pvoax hang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Can't do anything at all. (Note: "kah" is used to emphasize "poa*-ku" and "poa*-hang")
  連一項也不會做。

• Chid kaq lorng bøo taf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid kaq lorng bøo taf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Not wiped dry at all. (Note: "kah" is used to emphasize "poa*-ku" and "poa*-hang" Used after verbs indicates the past tense.)
  擦得一點兒也沒乾。

• saux kaq cyn zhengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saux kaq cyn zhefng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Swept very clean.
  掃得很乾淨

• Goar iaw kaq boeq sie khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar iaw kaq boeq sie khix.; Goar iaw kaq bøeq sie khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am (was) starving to death.
  我餓得要死了。

• Joah kaq be khuxn tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Joah kaq be khuxn tid.; Joah kaq bøe khuxn tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is (was) so hot that I can (could) not sleep.
  熱得無法睡。

• Goar joah kaq toxng be tiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar joah kaq toxng be tiaau.; Goar joah kaq toxng bøe tiaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is (was) so hot that I can (could) not endure it.
  我熱得忍不住。

• Suie kaq be korng tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Suie kaq be korng tid.; Suie kaq bøe korng tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Very beautiful! Be too beautiful for description.
  美極了! 美得不得了!

• Taioaan ee mih siok kaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'oaan ee mih siok kaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Taiwanese articles are very cheap.
  台灣的東西便宜極了!

• Ang've'ar khaux kaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aang'vef'ar khaux kaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The baby cried bitterly.
  嬰兒哭得很厲害。

• Hai goar chiøx kaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hai goar chiøx kaq.; (Chiøx kaq bøeq sie khix.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Laughed till I nearly died.
  害我差一點笑死。

khøfkiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'kiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

it is evident, it is obvious that

可見

• Khøfkiexn y bøexhiao korng Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khør'kiexn y be'hiao korng Taai'oaan'oe.; Khør'kiexn y bøe'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is obvious that he can not speak Taiwanese.
  可見他不會說台語。

• Khøfkiexn y ee thaunao cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khør'kiexn y ee thaau'nao cyn hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is obvious that he is very clever.
  可見他的頭腦很好。

kiernsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'siaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

ashamed, embarrassed, feel ashamed

害羞,怕羞,丟人

• kofngtiøh cyn kiernsiaux, .... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'tiøh cyn kiexn'siaux, .... [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am ashamed to say that...
  說來很丟人

• kiernsiaux kaq korng be zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'siaux kaq korng be zhud'laai.; kiexn'siaux kaq korng bøe zhud'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  too shy to speak
  羞得說不出話來

• kviaf kiernsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf kiexn'siaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be shy, be bashful
  怕羞

korng be laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng be laai; korng bøe laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

can not express it properly, can not speak so as to accomplish the purpose

講不來

korng-bøexlierntngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng be liexn'tngr; korng-bøe'liexn'tngr [[...]][i#] [p.]

speaking not very fluently, unable to speak distinctly, speak with a lisp

講話不明,口齒不清

korng be liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng be liao; korng bøe liao [[...]][i#] [p.]

can not be fully told (since it is so great or long), can not enumerate all of them

講不完

korng be soaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng be soaq; korng bøe soaq [[...]][i#] [p.]

talk without the least intermission, keep on chattering

講不停

korng bexthofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng be'thofng; korng bøe'thofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

can't get through with my meaning, he is impenetrable: he won't listen

講不通

u: boe'korng`tid bøe'korng`tid 沒講得 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0848/B0000] [#3450]

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