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🗣 bøexeng`tid/bøexexngtid 🗣 (u: be boe'eng'tid bøe'eng'tid) 袂用得 [wt][mo] bē-īng-tit/buē-īng-tit [#]

1. (Adv) || 不可以。語氣完結時唸作bē-īng--tit。

🗣le: Løh'ho'thvy be'eng'tid khix khef'pvy chid'thøo! 🗣 (落雨天袂用得去溪邊𨑨迌！) (下雨天不可以去溪邊玩耍！)

2. (Adj) || 不能用。語氣完結時唸作bē īng--tit。

🗣le: Lie zaf'hngf bea ee hid ky pid be'eng`tid. 🗣 (你昨昏買的彼枝筆袂用得。) (你昨天買的那枝筆不能用。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Zurn'zøx thvy'hoarn'te'loan, lie ma be'eng'tid of'peh'laai. 準做天反地亂，你嘛袂用得烏白來。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

就算是天下大亂，你也不能亂來。

🗣u: Cid zaang chiu'ar aix eng zhaa'khof tuo`leq ciaq be tør`khix. 這欉樹仔愛用柴箍拄咧才袂倒去。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這株樹要用木塊抵住才不會倒下。

🗣u: Løh'ho'thvy be'eng'tid khix khef'pvy chid'thøo! 落雨天袂用得去溪邊𨑨迌！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

下雨天不可以去溪邊玩耍！

🗣u: Lie zaf'hngf bea ee hid ky pid be'eng`tid. 你昨昏買的彼枝筆袂用得。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你昨天買的那枝筆不能用。

🗣u: Kiøx kaq hid khof nngr'khaf'hee be zøx tai'cix, u sviar'miq lo'eng? 叫甲彼箍軟跤蝦袂做代誌，有啥物路用？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

叫來那個軟腳蝦不會做事，有什麼用？

🗣u: Mih'kvia aix siw ho hør, beq eng ee sii ciaq be zhoe'bøo. 物件愛收予好，欲用的時才袂揣無。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

東西要收好，要用時才不會找不到。

🗣u: Viuu'mngg'svaf aix eng taf'sea`ee, ciaq be kiw'zuie. 羊毛衫愛用焦洗的，才袂勼水。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

羊毛衣要用乾洗的，才不會縮水。

🗣u: Be zhek'ar'mi`ee eng mi'zhek'ar zhek mi. 賣摵仔麵的用麵摵仔摵麵。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

賣拌麵的用撈麵的器具甩乾麵條。

🗣u: Pve na beq kirn hør, bøo khviu'zhuix si be'eng`tid. 病若欲緊好，無噤喙是袂用得。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

病情若想趕快好轉，不忌口是行不通的。

🗣u: Be'taxng eng chiu'lefng ka laang tiak. 袂當用樹奶共人擉。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

不可以用橡皮筋射別人。

🗣u: Paw'kør aix eng liaam'kaf liaam`leq, ciaq be khuy`khix. 包裹愛用黏膠黏咧，才袂開去。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

包裹要用黏膠黏住，才不會打開。

🗣u: Biin'ar'zaix bøo laai hoafn'zhao be'eng`tid. 明仔載無來翻草袂用得。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

明天不再除一次草是不行的。

🗣u: Joah'thvy eng barng'tax ciaq be ho barng'ar texng. 熱天用蠓罩才袂予蠓仔叮。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

夏天用蚊帳才不會被蚊子叮。

🗣u: Khafng'zhuix tiøh eng iøh'zuie'pox paw`leq, ciaq be hoad'hoong. 空喙著用藥水布包咧，才袂發癀。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

傷口要用紗布包著，才不致於發炎。

🗣u: Tharng'ar zhe'tea, be'eng`tid. 桶仔坐底，袂用得。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

桶子的底部脫落，不能用了。

🗣u: Lie m'thafng khøx'sex u chviax lau'sw laai zhux`lie ka lie kax, lie tø e'eng'tid chixn'chixn'zhae'zhae, laang korng, “Kin svoaf zhøx bøo zhaa, kin khef tvaf bøo zuie.” Na bøo jin'cyn phaq'pviax, sii kaux lie ee seeng'zeg iao'si be cixn'po. 你毋通靠勢有倩老師來厝裡共你教，你就會用得凊凊彩彩，人講：「近山剉無柴，近溪擔無水。」若無認真拍拚，時到你的成績猶是袂進步。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你不可以仗著聘了老師來家裡教你，你就可以隨隨便便，人們說：「靠近山卻砍不到柴，靠近溪邊卻挑不到水。」如果不認真努力，到時你的成績依舊不會進步。

🗣u: Lie na beq khuy'tiaxm be chiuo'ky'ar, tiøh'aix toex e tiøh khøf'ky teq hoad'tiern ee sog'to, m'thafng “koex'sii be lah'jit”, khix be ie'zar hid ciorng bøo bang'lo kofng'leeng`ee, cid'mar cyn harn'tid khvoax'tiøh u laang teq eng`aq. 你若欲開店賣手機仔，著愛綴會著科技咧發展的速度，毋通「過時賣曆日」，去賣以早彼種無網路功能的，這馬真罕得看著有人咧用矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你如果想開店販售手機，就得追上科技發展的速度，不要「賣過期的日曆」，賣以前那種沒有網路功能的手機，現在很少看到有人使用了。

bøe-''toxngsuu''-tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be-''verb''-tid; bøe-''verb''-tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

expresses impossibility, equivalent to "not + verb + -able or -ible", The tone of the enclitic "tit" goes into the third tone and the verb before this enclitic does not change its tone. The affirmative is "øe + verb + tit"

不,不會

• bøe ciah`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be ciah'tid; bøe ciah`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot be eaten, not edible
  吃不得

• bøexzøx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be zøx'tid; bøe'zøx/zøex`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot be done, not permitted
  做不得

• bøexeng`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be eng'tid; bøe'eng`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's not permissible, It cannot be used.
  不能用,不行

bøexeng`tid/bøexiong`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'eng`tid; bøe'eng`tid; (be'iong`tid) [[...]][i#] [p.]

improper, not all right, can't be used

不能,不可,不行

• Lie bøexeng`tid citmar khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie be'eng'tid cirm'mar khix.; Lie bøe'eng`tid cid'mar khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You can't go now.
  你不能現在去。

• Cit'ee haixkhix `af, bøexeng`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid'ee hai'khix `af, be'eng`tid.; Cid'ee hai'khix`aq, bøe'eng`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is broken, it cannot be used.
  這個壞了,不能用。

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。

bøexiong`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'iong`tid; bøe'iong`tid; (bøe'eng`tid) [[...]][i#] [p.]

improper, not all right, can't be used

不能,不可,不行

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

beginning, the first

初

• Goar zhozhof laai Taioaan ee sii, lorng bexhiao eng ti ciaqpng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zhof'zhof laai Taai'oaan ee sii, lorng be'hiao eng ti ciah'png.; Goar zhof'zhof laai Taai'oaan ee sii, lorng bøe'hiao eng ti ciah'png. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When I first came to Taiwan, I did not know how to use chopsticks at all.
  我剛剛到台灣的時候,都不會用筷子吃飯。

øe-(''verb'')-tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e-(''verb'')-tid; øe-(''verb'')-tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

expresses possibility and is equivalent to the adjectival suffix "able" as in perishable or "ible" as in edible. The negative is "be+verb+tit". The tone of the enclitic "tit" changes to the third tone and the verb before this enclitic does not change its tone.

可, 能

• exciaqtid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'ciah'tid; øe'ciah`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can be eaten, edible
  可吃的

• øexzøx-tid/øexzøx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'zøx'tid; øe'zøx/zøex`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can be done. It's okay to do it.
  可做的

• Lie exkie'tid be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie e'kix'tid be?; Lie øe'kix`tid`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you remember?
  你記得嗎?

• Exexngtid be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'eng'tid be?; Øe'eng`tid`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Is it okay? Can it be used?
  可以嗎? 可用嗎?

hiexncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'cvii; (hien'kym, hien'khoarn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

cash, ready money

現錢,現金,現款

• eng hiexnkym bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng hien'kym bea; eng hien'kym bøea [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pay cash for something
  用現金買

• ci'phiøx voa hiexnkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cy'phiøx voa hien'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cash a check
  支票換現金

• eng hiexncvii befbe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng hien'cvii bea'be; eng hien'cvii bøea'bøe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  deal in cash
  用現款買賣

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。

jih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jih; (lih) [[...]][i#] [p.]

push down with fingers or hands

壓,按

• Na khngx be løqkhix, eng nng chiuo ka jih løqkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na khngx be løh'khix, eng nng chiuo ka jih løh'khix.; Na khngx bøe løh'khix, eng nng chiuo ka jih løh'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If it won't go down, force it down with your hands.
  要是放不下,用雙手把它按下去。

• jih ho pvie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jih ho pvie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Press down and make it flat.
  壓扁

kafnserng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'serng [[...]][i#] [p.]

abridged, abbreviated, doing hurriedly or at less expense

簡省

• Hid kux bexexngtid kafnserng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kux be'eng'tid karn'serng.; Hid kux bøe'eng'tid karn'serng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You can not skip that sentence.
  那句不可以簡省。

niaftui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niar'tui [[...]][i#] [p.]

lead, leader of a trip

領隊

• Hiaq ze laang bøo cit ee niaftui bexexngtid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq ze laang bøo cit ee niar'tui be'eng'tid.; Hiaq zøe laang bøo cit'ee niar'tui bøe'eng`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There are so many people. We must have a leader.
  那麼多人,沒有一個領隊不行。

sea be zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sea be zhefng; søea bøe zhefng [[...]][i#] [p.]

unable to vindicate oneself

洗不清

• Eng Ng'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng.; Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia søea bøe zhefng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It cannot be washed clean even with the water of the Yellow River. (said of a bad name)
  用黃河的水也洗不清。

tauliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taw'liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

detain forcibly

扣留

• Bexexngtid tauliuu laang ee sinhuxnzexng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'eng'tid taw'liuu laang ee syn'hun'zexng.; Bøe'eng'tid taw'liuu laang ee syn'hun'zexng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is unlawful to hold a person's identification card
  不可以扣留人的身份證。

bøexeng`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'eng'tid; bøe'eng'tid [[...]][i#] [p.10]

Res : No! It is impossible! You may not!

不可以

bøexeng`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'eng'tid; bøe'eng'tid [[...]][i#] [p.10]

Vph : be unfit for, be useless for

不能用

bøexeng`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'eng'tid; bøe'eng'tid [[...]][i#] [p.10]

AV : may not (permission)

不可以

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