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bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]
learn to improvise, use any means at hand, make do with what you have (Lit. When there is no ox to plough, one has to use a horse)
無可奈何,退而求其次

Gu'thaau bøo tuix befzhuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Guu'thaau bøo tuix bea'zhuix. [[...]][i#] [p.]

not to the point, unconnected, incongruous (Lit. The head of an ox does not match the mouth of a horse.)

牛頭不對馬嘴,文不對題

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

for, to, from, on. The Taiwanese have a little gimmick in regard to the use of this preposition "ka". The direct object of very many verbs can be placed before the verb and preceded by "ka"

給,跟

Bøeq ka lie phaq. Bøeq phaq lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq ka lie phaq. Boeq phaq lie.; Bøeq ka lie phaq. Bøeq phaq lie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I'll hit you.
要打你。

Maix ka y chiøx. Maix chiøx y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka y chiøx. Maix chiøx y. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Don't laugh at him.
不要笑他。

Bøo aix ka lie zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix ka lie zøx.; Bøo aix ka lie zøx/zøex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I won't do it for you.
不要替你做。不要幫你做。

Bøo aix ka lie bea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix ka lie bea.; Bøo aix ka lie bøea. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I won't buy it for (or from) you.
不要替你買,不要向你買。

Maix ka goar zhorngti. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka goar zhoxng'ti. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Don't make a fool out of me.
不要作弄我。

Maix ka y korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka y korng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Don't tell him.
不要告訴他。

ka lie ciøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka lie ciøq [[...]][i#] [p.]
borrow from you
向你借

oanzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oaan'zerng [[...]][i#] [p.]

complete, integrated, intact

完整

Hiaq ee ku thihbea bøo cit taai si oanzerng ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq ee ku thiq'bea bøo cit taai si oaan'zerng ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Among those old bicycles there isn't one that is complete.
那些舊自行車沒有一輛是完整的。

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

use, employ, to make, to act

使

bøexsae`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'sae`tid; bøe'sae`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
It will not do at all, it is not allowed.
不可以

bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]
know how to improvise, (Lit. If you can't get an ox, use a horse to plow the field.)
無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

øexsae`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'sae`tid; øe'sae`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
It will do, can be used, OK.
可以

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

place to...

地方

bøo taxng bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo taxng bea [[...]][i#] [p.]
cannot buy it anywhere
買不到

bøo taxng zhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo taxng zhoe; bøo taxng zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.]
cannot be found
找不到

bøtaxng khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo taxng khix; bøo'taxng khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
no place to go
沒地方去

Embree

u: bøo'bea'gan'phvi'hog; bøo'bøea'gan'phvi'hog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.14]: N/Zool chiah : Chinese tailless horseshoe (leafnosed?) bat, Coelops frithi inflatus; 無尾岩鼻蝠
uxthaau-bøbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'thaau bøo bea/boea; u'thaau bøo bøea [[...]][i#] [p.292]: Sph : incomplete, unsystematic, not thorough; 有頭無尾

Lim08

u: bøo'bøea 無尾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0860]: 極端。 < 戇kah ∼∼ ； siau2 kah ∼∼ 。 >
u: bøo'bøea'ze 無尾坐 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0860]: 行方不明。 < chhe7 ∼∼∼ ； jip ∼∼∼ 。 >
u: bøo'bøea'hang 無尾巷 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0860,B0860]: 無通e5死巷。 <>
u: bøo'bøea'karng 無尾港 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0860]: 塞tiau5 boe7通e5河川。 <>
u: bøo'guu sae'bea 無牛使馬 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0855]: 無適當e5時就用其他e5來使用。 <>
u: bøo'thaau'bøo'bøea 無頭無尾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0857]: 無秩序。 < 做tai7 - chi3 ∼∼∼∼ 。 >
u: tex'bøo'bea'ze 隨無尾坐 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0416]: ＝ [ 隨無行 ] 。 <>
u: u'thaau bøo'bea 有頭無尾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0110]: 有始無終。 <>
u: u'thaau'say bøo'bea'lao 有頭獅無尾撓 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0110]: 頭無尾。 <>

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