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🗣 afnnisvy/afnnesvef 🗣 (u: arn'nef/ny'svef/svy) 按呢生 [wt][mo] án-ne-senn/án-ni-sinn [#]

1. (Adv) || 這樣子。

🗣le: Nar e arn'nef'svef? 🗣 (哪會按呢生？) (怎麼會這樣子？)
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🗣 chinsvy/chinsvef 🗣 (u: chyn'svef/svy) 親生 [wt][mo] tshin-senn/tshin-sinn [#]

1. (Adj) || 親自生育的。

🗣le: Y si goarn ee chyn'svef lau'pe. 🗣 (伊是阮的親生老爸。) (他是我的生父。)
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🗣 Chitniuu-mar-svy/Chitniuu-mar-svef 🗣 (u: Chid'niuu-mar-svef/svy) 七娘媽生 [wt][mo] Tshit-niû-má-senn/Tshit-niû-má-sinn [#]

1. (N) || 農曆七月初七。七星娘娘誕辰。「七娘媽」就是七星娘娘，傳說是孩童的保護神。以前農業社會醫藥不發達，孩子常夭折或生病，所以人們會祈求「七娘媽」保佑小孩平安長大，因此等到孩童十六歲(舊時十六歲即成年)七月初七當天，便舉行祭祀以酬謝「七娘媽」。
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🗣 Ciah køef, øe khykef; ciah jiu'hii, svef gyn'ar hør iøchi./Ciah køef, øe khykef; ciah jiu'hii, svy gyn'ar hør iøchi. 🗣 (u: Ciah kef, e khie'kef; ciah jiuu'hii, svef girn'ar hør iøf'chi. Ciah køef, øe khie'kef; ciah jiuu'hii, svef/svy girn'ar hør iøf'chi.) 食雞，會起家；食鰇魚，生囡仔好育飼。 [wt][mo] Tsia̍h ke, ē khí-ke; tsia̍h jiû-hî, senn gín-á hó io-tshī. [#]

1. () || 吃雞，會使家道興盛；吃魷魚，生下來的小孩容易養育。借諧音的吉祥話，說出心中的祝福。搬新家、結婚、生子、宴會時皆可以使用。

🗣le: 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。) (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。)
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🗣 hauxsvef/hauxsvy 🗣 (u: hau'svef/svy) 後生 [wt][mo] hāu-senn/hāu-sinn [#]

1. (N) || 兒子。

🗣le: Lirn hau'svef kyn'nii khør'tiøh tør cit kefng tai'hak? 🗣 (恁後生今年考著佗一間大學？) (你兒子今年考上哪一所大學？)
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🗣 Hvi'ar svef nng hiøh, ka'ki khvoax bøe tiøh./Hvi'ar svy nng hiøh, ka'ki khvoax bøe tiøh. 🗣 (u: Hvi'ar svef nng hiøh, kaf'ki khvoax be tiøh. Hvi'ar svef/svy nng hiøh, kaf'ki khvoax bøe tiøh.) 耳仔生兩葉，家己看袂著。 [wt][mo] Hīnn-á senn nn̄g hio̍h, ka-kī khuànn bē tio̍h. [#]

1. () || 耳朵雖然有兩片，但自己卻無法看見自己的耳朵。意指人看不見自己的缺點。或指人不會反省自己的缺點，卻偏要談論別人的缺失。

🗣le: Y tø si piaw'zurn ee “hvi'ar svef nng hiøh, kaf'ki khvoax be tiøh” ee hid khoarn laang, kiøx y korng pat'laang ee khoad'tiarm, suii tø korng kaq zhuix'kag zoaan phøf, aq na korng'tiøh kaf'ki tør'ui aix kae, y tø lorng tiam'tiam, nar'chyn'chviu voa cit ee laang ee khoarn. 🗣 (伊就是標準的「耳仔生兩葉，家己看袂著」的彼款人，叫伊講別人的缺點，隨就講甲喙角全泡，啊若講著家己佗位愛改，伊就攏恬恬，若親像換一个人的款。) (他就是標準的「耳朵長兩片，但自己卻看不見」的那種人，叫他說別人的缺點，一下子就能說出一大堆，但要他講自己須改進的地方，他就完全不作聲，如同換了個人似的。)
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🗣 kiarsengthaang/kiesengthaang/kiarsvef-thaang/kiarsvy-thaang 🗣 (u: kiax'svef/svy-thaang) 寄生蟲 [wt][mo] kià-senn-thâng/kià-sinn-thâng [#]

1. (N) || 寄生於他種動植物體內或體外的蟲類。如跳蚤、蝨子和蛔蟲。
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🗣 kiarsvi'ar/kiarsve'ar 🗣 (u: kiax'svef/svy'ar) 寄生仔 [wt][mo] kià-senn-á/kià-sinn-á [#]

1. (N) || 寄居蟹或寄生蟲的專稱。
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🗣 Korng cit ee viar, svef cit ee kviar./Korng cit ee viar, svy cit ee kviar. 🗣 (u: Korng cit ee viar, svef/svy cit ee kviar.) 講一个影，生一个囝。 [wt][mo] Kóng tsi̍t ê iánn, senn tsi̍t ê kiánn. [#]

1. () || 說一個影子，生一個孩子。意即有人說看到一個影子，就有人傳話說成有人生了一個孩子。比喻把沒聽清楚的話，轉述成毫不相關的事。

🗣le: Phvoax'toaxn muii'thea siaw'sid ee zexng'khag'to cyn'cviaa tiong'iaux, sia'hoe tvia'tvia u laang paxng cit ee hofng'sviaf, suii tø u laang “korng cit ee viar, svef cit ee kviar”, toex leq of'peh thoaan siaw'sid. 🗣 (判斷媒體消息的正確度真誠重要，社會定定有人放一个風聲，隨就有人「講一个影，生一个囝」，綴咧烏白傳消息。) (判斷媒體消息的正確度十分重要，社會上常常有人放個風聲，馬上就有人「捕風捉影」，亂傳消息。)
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🗣 kviaf-sve'hun/kviaf-svi'hun 🗣 (u: kviaf-svef/svy'hun) 驚生份 [wt][mo] kiann-senn-hūn/kiann-sinn-hūn [#]

1. (Adj) || 害怕陌生人。

🗣le: Cid ee girn'ar ciog kviaf'svef'hun. 🗣 (這个囡仔足驚生份。) (這個小孩很怕生。)
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🗣 Laang na soef, zexng puar svef zhaekoef./Laang na soef, zexng puar svy zhaekoef. 🗣 (u: Laang na soef, zexng puu'ar svef/svy zhaix'koef.) 人若衰，種匏仔生菜瓜。 [wt][mo] Lâng nā sue, tsìng pû-á senn tshài-kue. [#]

1. () || 人若倒楣，種匏瓜也會長出絲瓜。比喻人的運氣不佳，老是事與願違。

🗣le: Zoex'kin ciog phvae'un, beq ciah zhaix'thaau'thngf, khix bea'tiøh pong'sym ee zhaix'thaau; beq khix thix'thaau, thix'thaau'tiaxm bøo khuy'mngg, u'viar si “laang na soef, zexng puu'ar svef zhaix'koef”. 🗣 (最近足歹運，欲食菜頭湯，去買著蓬心的菜頭；欲去剃頭，剃頭店無開門，有影是「人若衰，種匏仔生菜瓜」。) (最近運氣很糟，想喝蘿蔔湯，竟買到空心的蘿蔔；想去理髮，理髮店沒開門，真的是「人一倒楣，種匏瓜也會長出絲瓜」。)
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🗣 Oaxn svef bøo oaxn sie./Oaxn svy bøo oaxn sie. 🗣 (u: Oaxn svef/svy bøo oaxn sie.) 怨生無怨死。 [wt][mo] Uàn senn bô uàn sí. [#]

1. () || 人死了，一了百了，前債恩怨都應一筆勾銷。勸人解除對往生之人的懷恨。

🗣le: Suy'jieen y iao'køq khiaxm lie cyn ze cvii, m'køq laang tøf ie'kefng sie`aq, “oaxn svef bøo oaxn sie”, lie tø zurn'tuo'hør`khix`aq`laq! 🗣 (雖然伊猶閣欠你真濟錢，毋過人都已經死矣，「怨生無怨死」，你就準拄好去矣啦！) (雖然他還欠你大筆錢，但人都已經去世了，你倆之間的恩怨就「一死百了，一筆勾銷」，你就放下吧！)
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🗣 Øe svef tid kviar syn, bøe svef tid kviar sym./Øe svy tid kviar syn, bøe svy tid kviar sym. 🗣 (u: E svef tid kviar syn, be svef tid kviar sym. Øe svef/svy tid kviar syn, bøe svef/svy tid kviar sym.) 會生得囝身，袂生得囝心。 [wt][mo] Ē senn tit kiánn sin, bē senn tit kiánn sim. [#]

1. () || 能夠生出孩子的身體，卻不能生出孩子的心思。意為雖然兒女是父母所生，但也有自己的意志，父母不能任意左右；或指教育孩子很不容易，往往不能按照父母的期待。

🗣le: Hien'sii sia'hoe zwn'tiong køx'jiin, tø'sngx si pe'kviar ma u bøo kang'khoarn ee sviu'hoad, laang korng “e'svef'tid kviar syn, be'svef'tid kviar sym”, pe'kviar bøo kang zofng'kaux, bøo kang zexng'torng, ma efng'kay ho'siofng zwn'tiong. 🗣 (現時社會尊重個人，就算是爸囝嘛有無仝款的想法，人講「會生得囝身，袂生得囝心」，爸囝無仝宗教、無仝政黨，嘛應該互相尊重。) (現代社會尊重個人，就算是父子也有不一樣的想法，人們說「能夠生出孩子的身體，卻不能夠生出孩子的心思」，父子不同宗教、不同政黨，也應該要互相尊重。)

🗣le: Pe'buo kaux'iok si'sex si cit kvia cviaa kafn'laan ee khafng'khoex, “e'svef'tid kviar syn, be'svef'tid kviar sym”, u ee girn'ar pud'siu'kaux, sim'cix gvor'gek pe'buo, ho yn khix kaq m zay beq zvoar'viu ciaq hør. 🗣 (爸母教育序細是一件誠艱難的工課，「會生得囝身，袂生得囝心」，有的囡仔不受教，甚至忤逆爸母，予𪜶氣甲毋知欲怎樣才好。) (父母教育子女是一件很艱難的工作，「能夠生出孩子的身體，卻不能夠生出孩子的心思」，有些孩子不受教，甚至忤逆父母，讓他們氣得不知如何是好。)
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🗣 pviax-svesie/pviax-svisie 🗣 (u: pviax-svef/svy'sie) 拚生死 [wt][mo] piànn-senn-sí/piànn-sinn-sí [#]

1. (V) || 賭生命、以生命相搏。

🗣le: Cid pae goar id'teng beq kaq y pviax'svef'sie. 🗣 (這擺我一定欲佮伊拚生死。) (這次我一定要和他以生命相搏。)
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🗣 siangsve'ar/siangsvi'ar 🗣 (u: siafng'svef/svy'ar) 雙生仔 [wt][mo] siang-senn-á/siang-sinn-á [#]

1. (N) || 雙胞胎、孿生子。

🗣le: Y kaq yn siør'ti si siafng'svef'ar. 🗣 (伊佮𪜶小弟是雙生仔。) (他和他弟弟是雙胞胎。)
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🗣 siensvimar 🗣 (u: siefn'svy'mar) 先生媽 [wt][mo] sian-sinn-má [#]

1. (N) || 太師母。稱呼醫生或老師的母親。

🗣le: Goarn siefn'svy'mar cid'mar iao'køq cyn kien'khofng. 🗣 (阮先生媽這馬猶閣真健康。) (我們太師母現在仍然很健康。)

2. (N) || 巫婆。稱呼道教中從事各種儀式、代人祈禱、求鬼神賜福、解決問題的女性。

3. (N) || 女醫師。
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🗣 siensviniuu 🗣 (u: siefn'svy'niuu) 先生娘 [wt][mo] sian-sinn-niû [#]

1. (N) || 師母、醫生夫人。稱呼醫生或老師的妻子。

🗣le: Goarn siefn'svy'niuu svef'zøx cyn suie. 🗣 (阮先生娘生做真媠。) (我們的師母長得很美。)
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🗣 siensvy/sinsvef 🗣 (u: siefn'svy) 先生 [wt][mo] sian-sinn [#]

1. (N) || 教師。

🗣le: Lie ti hak'hau thak'zheq, aix thviaf siefn'svy ee kax'si. 🗣 (你佇學校讀冊，愛聽先生的教示。) (你在學校讀書，要聽老師的教誨。)

2. (N) || 醫生。

🗣le: Laang na'si bøo sorng'khoaix, aix khix ho siefn'svy khvoax. 🗣 (人若是無爽快，愛去予先生看。) (人要是不舒服，要去給醫生看。)

3. (N) || 稱謂。對男性的稱呼。

🗣le: Siefn'svy, chviar'mng zwn'sexng tai'beeng? 🗣 (先生，請問尊姓大名？) (先生，請問尊姓大名？)

4. (N) || 對知識份子、有德行或專門技能者、道士的尊稱。

🗣le: Liim`siefn'svy cyn gaau siar moo'pid'ji. 🗣 (林先生真𠢕寫毛筆字。) (林先生很會寫毛筆字。)
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🗣 Siunoa siw ho taf, ho lie svef cit ee u laxnphaf./Siunoa siw ho taf, ho lie svy cit ee u laxnphaf. 🗣 (u: Siw'noa siw ho taf, ho lie svef/svy cit ee u lan'phaf.) 收瀾收予焦，予你生一个有𡳞脬 [wt][mo] Siu-nuā siu hōo ta, hōo lí senn tsi̍t ê ū lān-pha. [#]

1. () || 收涎收乾淨，讓你生一個男丁。「收瀾」是民間習俗，在嬰兒滿四個月時舉辦之儀式，目的是希望解決嬰兒流口水的毛病；「𡳞脬」是男性的生殖器，泛指男丁。此諺為嬰兒滿四個月時，長輩們替嬰兒收口水時所講的吉祥話，期望嬰兒的母親來年能添丁。

🗣le: Siør'moe zøx six goeh'jit ee sii, af'mar eng sof'pviar ti y ee zhuix'kag nar koeq zhuix`lie nar liam, “Siw'noa siw ho taf, ho lie svef cit ee u lan'phaf.” 🗣 (小妹做四月日的時，阿媽用酥餅佇伊的喙角那刮喙裡那唸：「收瀾收予焦，予你生一个有𡳞脬。」) (幫妹妹舉辦滿四個月的儀式時，奶奶用酥餅在他嘴角一邊輕劃嘴裡一邊念著：「收乾口水，期望你之後能添丁。」)
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🗣 sve'ar/svi'ar 🗣 (u: svef/svy'ar) 生仔 [wt][mo] senn-á/sinn-á [#]

1. (N) || 生鐵、鑄鐵。含碳量百分之一點七以上，質地硬而脆，只能用做鑄型，而不能經過鍛打的鐵。通常用來鑄作鍋子。
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🗣 svef gyn'ar/svy gyn'ar 🗣 (u: svef/svy girn'ar) 生囡仔 [wt][mo] senn gín-á/sinn gín-á [#]

1. (V) || 生產、分娩。生孩子。
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🗣 svef siern/svy siern 🗣 (u: svef/svy siern) 生癬 [wt][mo] senn sián/sinn sián [#]

1. (V) || 長癬。

🗣le: Svef siern aix khix khvoax phoee'hw'khøf. 🗣 (生癬愛去看皮膚科。) (長癬要去看皮膚科。)
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🗣 svef/svy 🗣 (u: svef/svy) 牲^p [wt][mo] senn/sinn [#]

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🗣 Svef`ee chviar cit pvy, iorng`ee unzeeng khaq toa thvy./Svy`ee chviar cit pvy, iorng`ee unzeeng khaq toa thvy. 🗣 (u: Svef/Svy`ee chviar cit pvy, iorng`ee wn'zeeng khaq toa thvy.) 生的請一邊，養的恩情較大天。 [wt][mo] Senn--ê tshiánn tsi̍t pinn, ióng--ê un-tsîng khah tuā thinn. [#]

1. () || 親生的父母暫且擱在一邊，養育者的恩情比天還高。提醒被撫養人不要抹煞養育人的苦心與功勞；又指生身父母比養育者的地位還差一些。

🗣le: Laang korng, “Svef`ee chviar cit pvy, iorng`ee wn'zeeng khaq toa thvy.” Suy'jieen m si chyn'kud'jiok, m'køq iorng'pe'buo ee iong'sym chviaa'iorng aix huix goa'ni ze khor'sym, zøx iorng'zuo`ee tiøh'aix liao'kae, tiøh'aix karm'wn. 🗣 (人講：「生的請一邊，養的恩情較大天。」雖然毋是親骨肉，毋過養爸母的用心晟養愛費偌爾濟苦心，做養子的著愛了解、著愛感恩。) (人家說：「養育之恩大於生育之恩。」雖然不是親骨肉，但是養父母的用心栽培得花費多少苦心，做養子的得要了解、要懂得感恩。)
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🗣 Svekviar sai'ar, chi kviar sai'hu./Svikviar sai'ar, chi kviar sai'hu. 🗣 (u: Svef/Svy'kviar say'ar, chi kviar say'hu.) 生囝師仔，飼囝師傅。 [wt][mo] Senn-kiánn sai-á, tshī kiánn sai-hū. [#]

1. () || 生孩子是學徒，養育孩子是師傅。比喻生小孩瓜熟蒂落算不上本事，要把孩子養育成有用的人才是真本領。

🗣le: Beq uix aang'aang'iux'iux ee vef'ar, chviaa'iorng kaux cviaa'viu, aix liao goa'ze sii'kafn, zefng'siin kaq khuix'lat, kor'zar'laang m'ciaq e korng, “Svef'kviar say'ar, chi kviar say'hu”. 🗣 (欲對紅紅幼幼的嬰仔，晟養到成樣，愛了偌濟時間、精神佮氣力，古早人毋才會講：「生囝師仔，飼囝師傅」。) (要從紅嫩的小嬰兒，養育到成材，要花多少時間、精神和力氣，古人才會說：「生孩子是學徒，養育孩子是師傅。」)
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🗣 svelo/svilo 🗣 (u: svef/svy'lo) 生路 [wt][mo] senn-lōo/sinn-lōo [#]

1. (N) || 可逃生、活命的路徑或方法。

🗣le: Goar kiuu lie paxng goar cit tiaau svef'lo. 🗣 (我求你放我一條生路。) (我求你放我一條生路。)
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🗣 sveoe/svioe 🗣 (u: svef/svy'oe) 生話 [wt][mo] senn-uē/sinn-uē [#]

1. (V) || 造謠。捏造不實的說辭。

🗣le: Lie m'thafng of'peh svef'oe. 🗣 (你毋通烏白生話。) (你不要胡亂造謠。)
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🗣 sveøef/sviøef 🗣 (u: svef svy'oef ef svef/svy'øef) 生鍋 [wt][mo] senn-ue/sinn-e [#]

1. (N) || 用鑄鐵製成的鍋子。
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🗣 svepurn/svipurn 🗣 (u: svef/svy'purn) 生本 [wt][mo] senn-pún/sinn-pún [#]

1. (Adv) || 天生的、與生俱來。

🗣le: Y svef'purn tø bøo aix kaq laang hy'hy'hoa'hoa. 🗣 (伊生本就無愛佮人嘻嘻嘩嘩。) (他天生就不愛跟人嬉鬧。)

2. (Adv) || 本來、原本。表示理所當然。

🗣le: Lea'sox svef'purn tø aix arn'nef. 🗣 (禮數生本就愛按呢。) (禮節本來就應該如此。)
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🗣 svesii-jidgøeh/svisii-jidgøeh 🗣 (u: svef svy'sii'jit lit'goeh geh svef/svy'sii-jit'gøeh) 生時日月 [wt][mo] senn-sî-ji̍t-gue̍h/sinn-sî-li̍t-ge̍h [#]

1. (N) || 生辰八字。出生時候的年、月、日、時；時常被拿來斷定一個人的命運。

🗣le: Khaq'zar ee laang jin'uii vef'ar beq hø'miaa aix kyn'kix svef'sii'jit'goeh, ciaq hø u hør miaa. 🗣 (較早的人認為嬰仔欲號名愛根據生時日月，才號有好名。) (人家說剛出生的嬰兒要取名字必須根據生辰八字，才能取到好名字。)
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🗣 svethiq/svithiq 🗣 (u: svef/svy'thiq) 生鐵 [wt][mo] senn-thih/sinn-thih [#]

1. (N) || 生鐵、鑄鐵。含鐵的礦石，經鼓風爐冶鍊，所得到的粗鐵。含碳量較高，性質既硬且脆。可繼續鍛鍊，除去碳和雜質，來製造熟鐵或鋼等。
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🗣 svetngg/svitngg 🗣 (u: svef/svy'tngg) 生腸 [wt][mo] senn-tn̂g/sinn-tn̂g [#]

1. (N) || 指動物的子宮及輸卵管，常被飲食攤用來當冷盤或熱炒。
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🗣 svetviw/svitviw 🗣 (u: svef/svy'tviw) 生張 [wt][mo] senn-tiunn/sinn-tiunn [#]

1. (N) || 體格、相貌。與生俱來的外貌、個性。

🗣le: Cid ee girn'ar cyn hør svef'tviw. 🗣 (這个囡仔真好生張。) (這個小孩外型、個性都好。)

2. (N) || 習性。

🗣le: Cit hoex svef'tviw, paq hoex tiaau lau. 🗣 (一歲生張，百歲牢老。) (小時候養成的習性，到了年老都不容易改變。俗語，性癖自幼養成，及長難改，幼教重要。)
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🗣 svi'nng/svenng/svinng 🗣 (u: svef/svy'nng) 生卵 [wt][mo] senn-nn̄g/sinn-nn̄g [#]

1. (V) || 下蛋。雞鴨等卵生動物產卵。
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🗣 svihun-laang/sve'hun-laang/svi'hun-laang 🗣 (u: svef/svy'hun-laang) 生份人 [wt][mo] senn-hūn-lâng/sinn-hūn-lâng [#]

1. (N) || 陌生人。完全不認識的人。

🗣le: Yn nng ee oafn'kef liao'au tø chyn'chviu svef'hun'laang kang'khoarn. 🗣 (𪜶兩个冤家了後就親像生份人仝款。) (他們兩個吵架以後就像陌生人一樣。)
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🗣 svihun/sve'hun/svi'hun 🗣 (u: svef/svy'hun) 生份 [wt][mo] senn-hūn/sinn-hūn [#]

1. (Adj) || 陌生。沒見過的、不認識的或不熟悉的。

🗣le: Cid ee miaa cyn svef'hun, goar m bad thviaf`koex. 🗣 (這个名真生份，我毋捌聽過。) (這個名字真陌生，我沒聽過。)
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🗣 svijit/svejit 🗣 (u: svef/svy'jit) 生日 [wt][mo] senn-ji̍t/sinn-li̍t [#]

1. (N) || 出生的日子。
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🗣 svikof/svekof 🗣 (u: svef/svy'kof) 生菇 [wt][mo] senn-koo/sinn-koo [#]

1. (V) || 發霉。

🗣le: Hid tex pviar svef'kof`aq, m'thafng ciah! 🗣 (彼塊餅生菇矣，毋通食！) (那塊餅乾發霉了，不要吃！)
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🗣 svikviar/svekviar 🗣 (u: svef/svy'kviar) 生囝 [wt][mo] senn-kiánn/sinn-kiánn [#]

1. (V) || 生產、分娩。生孩子，母體產出嬰兒的動作或過程。

🗣le: Zaf'bor'laang svef'kviar si cyn guii'hiarm ee tai'cix. 🗣 (查某人生囝是真危險的代誌。) (女人生小孩是很危險的事情。)
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🗣 svikwn/svekyn/svikyn 🗣 (u: svef/svy'kyn) 生根 [wt][mo] senn-kin/sinn-kin [#]

1. () (CE) (of plant) to take root; (figurative) to take root; to become established || 生根
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🗣 sviseeng/sveseeng 🗣 (u: svef/svy'seeng) 生成 [wt][mo] senn-sîng/sinn-sîng [#]

1. (Adv) || 天生。自然長成地。

🗣le: Ciao'ar svef'seeng e poef; laang svef'seeng e kviaa'lo. 🗣 (鳥仔生成會飛；人生成會行路。) (鳥天生會飛；人天生會走路。)
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🗣 svisie/svesie 🗣 (u: svef/svy'sie) 生死 [wt][mo] senn-sí/sinn-sí [#]

1. (N) || 生存與死亡。

🗣le: Yn nng ee m zay u sviar'miq oafn'siuu, kiexn'pae kvix'bin tø sviu'beq pviax'svef'sie. 🗣 (𪜶兩个毋知有啥物冤仇，見擺見面就想欲拚生死。) (他們兩個不曉得有什麼深仇大恨，每次見面都想拚個你死我活。)
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🗣 svisiefn/svesiefn 🗣 (u: svef/svy'siefn) 生鉎 [wt][mo] senn-sian/sinn-sian [#]

1. (V) || 生鏽。

🗣le: Hid ky tøf cyn kuo bøo eng, ie'kefng svef'siefn`aq! 🗣 (彼支刀真久無用，已經生鉎矣！) (那把刀很久沒用，已經生鏽了！)
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🗣 svisviux/svesviux 🗣 (u: svef/svy'sviux) 生相 [wt][mo] senn-siùnn/sinn-siùnn [#]

1. (N) || 生肖。

🗣le: zap'ji svef'sviux 🗣 (十二生相) (十二生肖)
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🗣 svithvoax/svethvoax 🗣 (u: svef/svy'thvoax) 生湠 [wt][mo] senn-thuànn/sinn-thuànn [#]

1. (V) || 生育繁殖。

🗣le: Niao'chie cyn gaau svef'thvoax. 🗣 (鳥鼠真𠢕生湠。) (老鼠很會繁殖。)
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🗣 svizøx/svizøex/svezøx 🗣 (u: svef svy'zøx zoex svef/svy'zøx/zøex) 生做 [wt][mo] senn-tsò/sinn-tsuè [#]

1. (V) || 長得……。

🗣le: Hid ee zaf'bor girn'ar svef'zøx cyn kor'zuy. 🗣 (彼个查某囡仔生做真古錐。) (那個女孩長得真可愛。)
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🗣 Svy køenng bøo, paxng køesae u./Svef køenng`ee bøo, paxng køesae`ee u./Svy køenng`ee bøo, paxng køesae`ee u. 🗣 (u: Svef kef'nng`ee bøo, paxng kef'sae`ee u. Svef/Svy køef'nng`ee bøo, paxng køef'sae`ee u.) 生雞卵無，放雞屎有。 [wt][mo] Senn ke-nn̄g--ê bô, pàng ke-sái--ê ū. [#]

1. () || 沒有生雞蛋的，只有拉雞屎的。形容團體中沒有能帶來利益或好處的人，只有會惹事生非，帶來壞處或麻煩的人。

🗣le: Zhafn'thviaf tuo chviax ee hid kuie ee oaan'kafng, sviar'miq tai'cix tøf be'hiao zøx, køq cyn ciap ka voar'pvoaa siag hai`khix, cyn'cviax si “svef kef'nng`ee bøo, paxng kef'sae`ee u”. 🗣 (餐廳拄倩的彼幾个員工，啥物代誌都袂曉做，閣真捷共碗盤摔害去，真正是「生雞卵的無，放雞屎的有」。) (餐廳剛聘請的那幾位員工，什麼事情都不會做，還很常將碗盤摔壞，真的是「成事不足，敗事有餘」。)
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🗣 svy-liab'ar/svef-liab'ar 🗣 (u: svef/svy-liap'ar) 生粒仔 [wt][mo] senn-lia̍p-á/sinn-lia̍p-á [#]

1. (V) || 身體組織發炎化膿後，膿液未排出所形成隆起現象。

🗣le: Lie hiah'thaau svef liap'ar, aix kirn boaq iøh'ar. 🗣 (你額頭生粒仔，愛緊抹藥仔。) (你的額頭長了瘡粒，要趕快擦藥。)
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🗣 svy-svoai'ar/svef-svoai'ar 🗣 (u: svef/svy-svoai'ar) 生檨仔 [wt][mo] senn-suāinn-á/sinn-suāinn-á [#]

1. (N) || 橫痃。病名。性病引起的腹股溝淋巴腺發炎及腫大，為第一期梅毒病癥。
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🗣 svy/svef 🗣 (u: svef/svy) 生^p [wt][mo] senn/sinn [#]

1. (V) to bear; to give birth; to bring up (children); to beget || 生育、生產。

🗣le: svef girn'ar 🗣 (生囡仔) (生小孩)

2. (V) to grow up || 長成。

🗣le: Yn nng ee svef'zøx cviaa seeng. 🗣 (𪜶兩个生做誠成。) (他們兩個長得很像。)

3. (V) to develop; to grow || 發、生長。

🗣le: Zhao'ar kirn khaw'khaw`leq, ciaq be svef kaq moar'six'kex. 🗣 (草仔緊薅薅咧，才袂生甲滿四界。) (小草快點除一除，才不會長得到處都是。)

4. (V) to produce; to bring about; to yield || 產生。

🗣le: svef li'seg 🗣 (生利息) (生利息)

5. (N) birthday (put after Gods and Buddhas name) || 誕辰，接在神佛名號之後表示神佛的生日。

🗣le: Mar'zor'svef 🗣 (媽祖生) (媽祖誕辰)

🗣le: Thvy'kofng'svef 🗣 (天公生) (天帝誕辰)

6. (N) appearance; looks; profile; countenance || 長相。

🗣le: thiq'kud'ar'svef 🗣 (鐵骨仔生) (長相瘦骨嶙峋)

7. (Adj) || 活著。

🗣le: M zay svef iah sie. 🗣 (毋知生抑死。) (不知生還死。)

8. (V) || 憑空弄來。

🗣le: Pvoax'mee svaf'kvef goar beq tøq svef svaf'zap ban ho`lie? 🗣 (半暝三更我欲佗生三十萬予你？) (半夜三更我哪裡弄來三十萬給你？)
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🗣 thausvef`ee/thausvy`ee 🗣 (u: thaw'svef/svy`ee) 偷生的 [wt][mo] thau-senn--ê/thau-sinn--ê [#]

1. (N) || 私生子。一對男女在沒有合法婚姻關係下所生的子女。
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🗣 theksvy/theksvef 🗣 (u: theg'svef/svy) 畜生 [wt][mo] thik-senn/thik-sinn [#]

1. (N) || 牲口、牲畜。禽獸的通稱。

2. (N) || 一種罵人的話。指人品格低劣，如同禽獸。

🗣le: Hid ee theg'svef na ho goar tuo`tiøh, goar zoat'tuix bøo paxng y soaq. 🗣 (彼个畜生若予我拄著，我絕對無放伊煞。) (那個畜生若讓我遇到，我絕對不與他善罷干休。)
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🗣 thihkut'ar-svy/thihkut'ar-svef 🗣 (u: thiq'kud'ar-svef/svy) 鐵骨仔生 [wt][mo] thih-kut-á-senn/thih-kut-á-sinn [#]

1. (Exp) || 形容長得瘦但體格卻是結實強健。

🗣le: Lie m'thafng khvoax y svef'zøx sex'liap'cie, y si thiq'kud'ar'svef. 🗣 (你毋通看伊生做細粒子，伊是鐵骨仔生。) (你不要看他個子嬌小，他可是結實強健的。)
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🗣 Thvikofng-svef/Thvikofng-svy 🗣 (u: Thvy'kofng-svef/svy) 天公生 [wt][mo] Thinn-kong-senn/Thinn-kong-sinn [#]

1. (N) || 俗稱玉皇大帝的誕辰。

🗣le: Ku'lek cviaf'goeh zhef'kao si Thvy'kofng'svef. 🗣 (舊曆正月初九是天公生。) (農曆正月初九是玉皇大帝的誕辰。)
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🗣 Toaxlaang svejit ciah baq, gyn'ar svejit ciah phaq./Toaxlaang svijit ciah baq, gyn'ar svijit ciah phaq. 🗣 (u: Toa'laang svef/svy'jit ciah baq, girn'ar svef/svy'jit ciah phaq.) 大人生日食肉，囡仔生日食拍。 [wt][mo] Tuā-lâng senn-ji̍t tsia̍h bah, gín-á senn-ji̍t tsia̍h phah. [#]

1. () || 大人生日吃肉，小孩生日挨打。孩子的生日是母親的受難日，打孩子是提醒他母親受的苦難。小孩生日時常會藉機要求一些東西，大人就用這句押韻的話，戲謔地告訴孩子不能要求太多。

🗣le: AF'ti'ar svef'jit ee sii zhar korng beq bea syn svaf, lau'pe ixn korng, “��Toa laang svef'jit ciah baq, girn'ar svef'jit ciah phaq’, lie beq phaq kuie e?” AF'ti'ar zeg'sii tiam`khix. 🗣 (阿弟仔生日的時吵講欲買新衫，老爸應講：「『大人生日食肉，囡仔生日食拍』，你欲拍幾下？」阿弟仔即時恬去。) (小弟生日時要求要買新衣服，爸爸回答說：「『大人生日吃肉，小孩生日挨打』，你要打幾下？」小弟立刻閉嘴。)

🗣le: Suy'jieen af'mar zhuix korng “toa'laang svef'jit ciah baq, girn'ar svef'jit ciah phaq”, kii'sit zar tø zurn'pi siør'moe siong aix ee afng'ar beq saxng y zøx svef'jit lea'but`aq`laq. 🗣 (雖然阿媽喙講「大人生日食肉，囡仔生日食拍」，其實早就準備小妹上愛的尪仔欲送伊做生日禮物矣啦。) (雖然奶奶嘴裡說「大人生日吃肉，小孩生日挨打」，其實早就準備好小妹最喜歡的娃娃要送給他了啦。)
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🗣 ty-kao-zengsvef/ty-kao-zengsvy 🗣 (u: ty-kao-zefng'svef/svy) 豬狗精牲 [wt][mo] ti-káu-tsing-senn/tu-káu-tsing-sinn [#]

1. (N) || 畜牲。原義是泛指家禽家畜，但後來大多用來比喻卑鄙無恥的人。
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🗣 U cioxnggoaan hagsefng, bøo cioxnggoaan siensvy. 🗣 (u: U ciong'goaan hak'sefng, bøo ciong'goaan siefn'svy.) 有狀元學生，無狀元先生。 [wt][mo] Ū tsiōng-guân ha̍k-sing, bô tsiōng-guân sian-sinn. [#]

1. () || 有狀元學生，沒有狀元老師。學生學成，可能考上狀元，卻沒有狀元回頭來當老師。比喻學生常比老師傑出。

🗣le: Y ti siør'hak kax'zheq svaf'zap'goa tafng, hak'sefng u ee zøx toa'kvoaf, u ee zøx kaux'siu, y tvia'tvia chiøx korng, “U ciong'goaan hak'sefng, bøo ciong'goaan siefn'svy.” 🗣 (伊佇小學教冊三十外冬，學生有的做大官，有的做教授，伊定定笑講：「有狀元學生，無狀元先生。」) (他在小學教書三十多年，學生有的做大官，有的當教授，他常常笑說：「有狀元學生，沒有狀元老師。」)
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🗣 Zabji svesviux pviethaothaux./Zabji svisviux pviethaothaux. 🗣 (u: Zap'ji svef/svy'sviux pvix'thaux'thaux.) 十二生相變透透。 [wt][mo] Tsa̍p-jī senn-siùnn pìnn-thàu-thàu. [#]

1. () || 各種不同的職業都嘗試遍了。形容一個人經常更換職業，沒有定性，難有成就。

🗣le: Y zøx thaau'lo bøo teng'sexng, “zap'ji svef'sviux pvix'thaux'thaux”, bok'koaix tak hang tøf zøx be seeng. 🗣 (伊做頭路無定性，「十二生相變透透」，莫怪逐項都做袂成。) (他工作沒有定性，「各種行業都試遍」，難怪樣樣都做不成。)
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🗣 zabji-svisviux/zabji-svesviux 🗣 (u: zap'ji-svef/svy'sviux) 十二生相 [wt][mo] tsa̍p-jī senn-siùnn/tsa̍p-lī sinn-siùnn [#]

1. (N) || 十二生肖。即鼠、牛、虎、兔、龍、蛇、馬、羊、猴、雞、狗、豬。

2. (N) || 各行各業。

🗣le: Sii'ky cviaa bae, hai goar zap'ji svef'sviux piexn'thaux'thaux ma piexn'bøo'liern. 🗣 (時機誠䆀，害我十二生相變透透嘛變無撚。) (時機很不好，害我各種行業都做過了也沒輒。比喻一直換工作都沒出路。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 Zaixsvef cit liap tau, khaq viaa syliao paix ti'thaau./Zaixsvy cit liap tau, khaq viaa syliao paix ti'thaau. 🗣 (u: Zai'svef/svy cit liap tau, khaq viaa sie'liao paix ty'thaau.) 在生一粒豆，較贏死了拜豬頭。 [wt][mo] Tsāi-senn tsi̍t lia̍p tāu, khah iânn sí-liáu pài ti-thâu. [#]

1. () || 父母健在的時候吃兒女孝敬的一顆豆子，勝過去世後兒女才以豬頭來祭拜。提醒人行孝要及時；又指死後子女以盛大喪禮祭拜，雖是風光，卻不如父母在生時略盡奉養之責，只有生前奉養才是真的孝順。傳統禮俗，父母去世時，要準備豬頭做祭拜的大牲禮。

🗣le: Cyn ze laang lorng korng, tarn'kaux seeng'kofng thaxn'toa'cvii, tø e'sae ho pe'buo koex hør jit'cie, m'køq m'thafng be'kix'tid “zai'svef cit liap tau, khaq viaa sie'liao paix ty'thaau”, peeng'sioong'sii khaq ciap tngr'laai ciaux'kox pe'buo khaq iaux'kirn. 🗣 (真濟人攏講，等到成功趁大錢，就會使予爸母過好日子，毋過毋通袂記得「在生一粒豆，較贏死了拜豬頭」，平常時較捷轉來照顧爸母較要緊。) (很多人都說，等到成功賺大錢之後，就能讓父母過好日子，但別忘了「活著的時候吃兒女孝敬的一顆豆子，勝過去世的時候兒女用豬頭來祭拜」，平常多回來照顧父母比較重要。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 zaixsvef/zaixsvy 🗣 (u: zai'svef/svy) 在生 [wt][mo] tsāi-senn/tsāi-sinn [#]

1. (N) || 生前、在世。人活著的時候。

🗣le: Zai'svef ciah cit liap thoo'tau, khaq viaa sie'liao paix cit ee ty'thaau. 🗣 (在生食一粒塗豆，較贏死了拜一个豬頭。) (在世時拿一顆花生孝敬，好過死後用一顆豬頭祭拜。意思是說為人子女應及時孝敬父母，而非等父母死後才隆重祭拜。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 zengsvy/zengsvef 🗣 (u: zefng'svef/svy) 精牲 [wt][mo] tsing-senn/tsing-sinn [#]

1. (N) || 畜生。家中豢養的家禽或家畜。有時也用來罵人。

🗣le: Cid ee zefng'svef! Kexng'jieen zøx'zhud cid khoarn tai'cix! 🗣 (這个精牲！竟然做出這款代誌！) (這個畜生！竟然做出這種事情！)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 zhutsvef/zhutsvy 🗣 (u: zhud'svef/svy) 出生 [wt][mo] tshut-senn/tshut-sinn [#]

1. () (CE) to be born || 出生
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 zøx-svejit/zøex-svijit 🗣 (u: zøx zoex'svef svy'jit lit zøx/zøex-svef/svy'jit) 做生日 [wt][mo] tsò-senn-ji̍t/tsuè-sinn-li̍t [#]

1. (V) || 慶生、過生日。舉行生日的慶祝活動。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 Zuosvef-niuniuu/Zuosvy-niuniuu 🗣 (u: Zux'svef/svy-niuu'niuu) 註生娘娘 [wt][mo] Tsù-senn-niû-niû/Tsù-sinn-niû-niû [#]

1. (N) || 專管人間生子、安胎的女神，是已婚婦女求子的對象，相傳其身份為臨水夫人陳靖姑，常是許多大廟宇中的副神，手下有十二「婆姐」(Pô-tsiá)，協助管理生兒育女的諸多事項。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Siefn'svy teq kiøx`lie. 先生咧叫你。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

老師在叫你。

🗣u: Lie ti hak'hau thak'zheq, aix thviaf siefn'svy ee kax'si. 你佇學校讀冊，愛聽先生的教示。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你在學校讀書，要聽老師的教誨。

🗣u: Laang na'si bøo sorng'khoaix, aix khix ho siefn'svy khvoax. 人若是無爽快，愛去予先生看。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

人要是不舒服，要去給醫生看。

🗣u: Siefn'svy, chviar'mng zwn'sexng tai'beeng? 先生，請問尊姓大名？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

先生，請問尊姓大名？

🗣u: Liim`siefn'svy cyn gaau siar moo'pid'ji. 林先生真𠢕寫毛筆字。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

林先生很會寫毛筆字。

🗣u: Goarn siefn'svy'niuu svef'zøx cyn suie. 阮先生娘生做真媠。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我們的師母長得很美。

🗣u: Goarn siefn'svy'mar cid'mar iao'køq cyn kien'khofng. 阮先生媽這馬猶閣真健康。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我們太師母現在仍然很健康。

🗣u: Lie kuy'mee khuq'khuq'saux, nar e bøo aix khix ho siefn'svy khvoax? 你規暝呿呿嗽，哪會無愛去予先生看？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你整晚咳個不停，怎麼不去給醫生看？

🗣u: Zhuix'zhaux hoea'khix toa, aix khix ho siefn'svy khvoax. 喙臭火氣大，愛去予先生看。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

口臭火氣大，要去看醫生。

🗣u: Y tø si af'paq tvia'tvia thee'khie ee Lie`siefn'svy. 伊就是阿爸定定提起的李先生。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他就是爸爸常提起的李先生。

🗣u: siefn'svy'mar 先生媽 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

女醫生

🗣u: Y kyn'nii sviw hoxng'tong, ho siefn'svy ka y lok'te. 伊今年傷放蕩，予先生共伊落第。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他今年太愛玩，被老師留級。

🗣u: Si yn'ui Liim`siefn'svy ka larn taux'svaf'kang tai'cix ciaq e ciaq sun'si, lie aix kvoar'kirn ka laang soeq'tøf'sia. 是因為林先生共咱鬥相共代誌才會遮順序，你愛趕緊共人說多謝。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

是因為林先生幫我們事情才能這麼順利，你要趕快向人家道謝。

🗣u: Cid ee siefn'svy khuy iøh'tvoaf cyn siør'sym. 這个先生開藥單真小心。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這個醫師開藥單很小心。

🗣u: Sym'sviaf hap'chviux'thoaan lorng si Tviw`siefn'svy teq zhoa'niar. 心聲合唱團攏是張先生咧𤆬領。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

心聲合唱團都是張先生在帶領。

🗣u: Y kae'soeq siefn'svy thoaan'siu ee tø'lie, lorng korng liao u oar'ix. 伊解說先生傳授的道理，攏講了有倚意。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他解釋老師傳授的道理，都能說得貼近原意。

🗣u: Y ti siør'hak kax'zheq svaf'zap'goa tafng, hak'sefng u ee zøx toa'kvoaf, u ee zøx kaux'siu, y tvia'tvia chiøx korng, “U ciong'goaan hak'sefng, bøo ciong'goaan siefn'svy.” 伊佇小學教冊三十外冬，學生有的做大官，有的做教授，伊定定笑講：「有狀元學生，無狀元先生。」 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他在小學教書三十多年，學生有的做大官，有的當教授，他常常笑說：「有狀元學生，沒有狀元老師。」

🗣u: Chirm khix goa'kog thak gie'gieen hak'hau, tak'jit tøf chyn'chviu “aq'ar thviaf luii”`leq, lorng thviaf'bøo siefn'svy teq korng sviaq, cyn'cviax ciah'lat kaq be'hiao korng. 寢去外國讀語言學校，逐日都親像「鴨仔聽雷」咧，攏聽無先生咧講啥，真正食力甲袂曉講。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

剛去國外讀語言學校，每天都像「鴨子聽到雷聲」，聽不懂老師在說什麼，真是吃力到難以言表。

axm'e sviliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: am'e svef'liuu; am'e svy'liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

having no alternative, to have to, powerless. (Lit. to produce a tumor under the neck)

無可奈何

angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'paw [[...]][i#] [p.]

gift or bribe, a packet of money usually wrapped in red paper or in a red envelope presented as a tip, for congratulatory purposes or as a farewell present

紅包

• saxng angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng aang'paw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  give a bribe or a congratulatory gift
  送紅包

• siw angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw aang'paw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  accept a bribe
  收紅包

• Y ee svejit lie bøeq saxng lefbut iafsi angpaw? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee svef'jit lie boeq saxng lea'but ar'si aang'paw?; Y ee svef/svy'jit lie bøeq saxng lea'but iar'si aang'paw? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Are you going to present him with a gift or money on his birthday?
  他的生日你要送禮物或是紅包 ?

bør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør; bør/buo; (buo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother, female animals, capital money, yogurt or cheese culture

母

• auxbør, keabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør, kex'bør; au'bør/buo, kex'bør/buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  stepmother
  繼母

• huxbør, pexbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'bør, pe'bør; hu'bør/buo, pe'bør/buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  father and mother
  父母

• køebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'bør; køef'bør/buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hen
  母雞

• lengbør/lengbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lefng'bør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  wet nurse
  奶媽

• svebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'bør; svef/svy'bør/buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  real mother
  生母

bøexzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'zeng; bøe'zeeng/zeng; (bi'zeng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

never before, before

未曾

• Boexzeng øh kviaa, ciu (sefng) boeq øh poef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe'zeng øh kviaa, ciu (sefng) boeq øh poef.; Bøe'zeng øh kviaa, ciu (sefng) bøeq øh pøef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Before I learned to walk, I already was thinking about flying.
  未曾學走,就想學飛。

• Boexzeng sviu viaa, sefng sviu sw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe'zeng sviu viaa, sefng sviu sw.; Bøe'zeng sviu viaa, sefng sviu sw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Before you think of winning, first think of losing.
  未想贏,就想輸。

• Boexzeng keaafng ciw svekviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe'zeng kex'afng ciw svef'kviar.; Bøe'zeng kex'afng ciu svef/svy'kviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Before she got married, she had a child.
  未曾嫁人就生子。

zaixzø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'zø [[...]][i#] [p.]

be present at a gathering

在座

• zaixzø ee zu'ui siensvy, lysu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'zø ee zw'ui siefn'svy, lie'su. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Ladies and gentlemen!
  在座的諸位先生, 女士。

• zaixzø ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'zø ee laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  those present at a gathering
  在座的人

zaixsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'svef [[...]][i#] [p.]

be among the living, be living, be in the world, not dead

在世

• Zaixsvef ciah cit liap tau, khahhør syau haux ti'thaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'svef ciah cit liap tau, khaq'hør sie'au haux ty'thaau.; Zai'svef/svy ciah cit liap tau, khaq'hør sie'au haux ty'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's better to take care of parents while they are alive rather than make a show of being filial at their funeral. (Lit. Better to give parents one bean when living rather than to offer them a pig's head after they die.)
  在生吃一粒豆,勝過死後孝豬頭。父母在世時好好孝敬,比在身後才大事祭拜有意義。

• Zaixsvef m haux na'aau, syau ciaq haux kvoazha'thaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'svef m haux naa'aau, sie'au ciaq haux kvoaf'zhaa'thaau.; Zai'svef/svy m haux naa'aau, sie'au ciaq haux kvoaf'zhaa'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to pay respect to parents after they die after not taking care of them while they were living, unfilial
  父母在生不養,死後才想孝敬。

zaixtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'tviuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

be present, on the spot

在場

• zaixtviuu ee zu'ui siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'tviuu ee zw'ui siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Gentlemen! (words used at the beginning of a talk)
  在場的諸位先生

• Hid ee suxkox hoatsefng ee sii, y ia zaixtviuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee su'kox hoad'sefng ee sii, y ia zai'tviuu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When the accident occurred he was also on the spot.
  那個事故發生時,他也在場。

zabji-svisviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji-svef'sviux: chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty; zap'ji-svy'sviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty; (zap'ji-svy'sviux) [[...]][i#] [p.]

the twelve signs of the zodiac; The animals used as the signs for the characters of the cycle of twelve: (rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig

十二生肖(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)

zengsve'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'svef'ar; zefng'svef/svy'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

domestic animal, livestock

家畜,牲畜

• Zhanznglaang cyn aix chi zengsve'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhaan'zngf'laang cyn aix chi zefng'svef'ar.; Zhaan'zngf'laang cyn aix chi zefng'svef/svy'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Farmers like to raise a few domestic animals.
  鄉下人很喜歡養家畜。

zha'kangsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaa'kafng'svef; zhaa'kafng'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

coarse and awkward looking (as a large boned person)

高大而遲鈍

chi zengsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chi zefng'svef; chi zefng'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

feed, raise and care for domestic animals

養(餵)家畜

chinsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'svef; (chyn'svy) [[...]][i#] [p.]

one's own children

親生

chinsvekviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'svef'kviar; chyn'svef/svy-kviar; (chyn'svy'kviar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

one's own real child

親生子

chinsvef pexbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'svef pe'bør; chyn'svef/svy pe'bør/buo [[...]][i#] [p.]

one's own parents as distinct from foster parents or step parents

親生父母

zhuiciexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuy'ciexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

recommendation, recommend a proposition, propose

推薦

• Chviar lie ka goar zhuiciexn cit ee thoankaux siensvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie ka goar zhuy'ciexn cit ee thoaan'kaux siefn'svy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Please recommend a catechist to me.
  請你給我推薦一個傳教先生。

zhutthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

appear, show up, present oneself, special skill, play tricks

出頭,出面,出人頭地,花樣

• Hauxsvy iawboe zhutthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hau'svy iao'boe zhud'thaau.; Hau'svy iao'bøe zhud'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  don't have a son yet
  還沒有兒子

• Lie na bøo zhutthaau (zhutbin), taixcix be kaykoad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na bøo zhud'thaau (zhud'bin), tai'cix be kae'koad.; Lie na bøo zhud'thaau (zhud'bin), tai'cix bøe kae'koad. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The problem cannot be settled, unless you make an appearance.
  你要是不出面,事情不能解決。

ciapsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'svef; ciab'svef/svy; (khiøq girn'nar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

deliver a child

接生

ciapsvepøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'svef'pøo; ciab'svef/svy'pøo; (sarn'pøo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

midwife

接生婆,產婆

cit viu svef, paq viu sie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit viu svef, paq viu sie; cit'viu svef/svy, paq'viu sie [[...]][i#] [p.]

Death comes in many forms. All are born in the same fashion but thereafter life takes an infinite variety of courses.

一種生,百種死。

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

is, namely, even if

就是

• Cid ui ciuxsi Lie siensvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ui ciu'si Lie siefn'svy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is Mr. Li.
  這位就是李先生。

• Ciuxsi lie ka goar phahsie, goar ia m korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciu'si lie ka goar phaq'sie, goar ia m korng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Even if you kill me, I won't tell you.
  就是把我打死了,我也不講。

zøx moelaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx moee'laang; zøx/zøex moee'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

act as a go between, a matchmaker

做媒

• Chviar lie ka goarn hauxsvef zøx moelaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie ka goarn hau'svef zøx moee'laang.; Chviar lie ka goarn hau'svef/svy zøx moee'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Will you please be a middleman for my son, help to arrange his marriage?
  請你給我的兒子做媒。

zoafnkaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'kaw [[...]][i#] [p.]

send or deliver through or in care of another person, pass on to, to forward, c/o

轉交

• Maf'nylok Hoexkoarn zoafnkaw Liim Siensvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mar'nie'lok Hoe'koarn zoarn'kaw Liim Siefn'svy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Mr. Lim, c/o Maryknoll House
  瑪利諾會館轉交林先生。

E svetid kviar syn, be svetid kviar sym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E svef'tid kviar syn, be svef'tid kviar sym.; Øe svy'tid kviar syn, bøe svy'tid kviar sym. [[...]][i#] [p.]

You can give birth to the child's body, but not to his heart.

可生兒身, 難生兒心.

hauxsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'svef; (hau'svy) [[...]][i#] [p.]

son

兒子

høfhør siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'hør siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

good natured man, "soft" guy who never quarrels with the world

好好先生

hvoaibahsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoaai'baq'svef; hvoaai'baq'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

of fierce or ferocious appearance

惡形惡狀的人

hoankaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaan'kaw; (zoarn'kaw) [[...]][i#] [p.]

send in care of or by way of someone else

煩交,轉交

• Maf'nylok Hoexkoarn hoankaw Lie Siensvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mar'nie'lok Hoe'koarn hoaan'kaw Lie Siefn'svy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  letter addressed to Mr. Li c/o Maryknoll House, in care of the Maryknoll House
  瑪利諾會館轉交李先生

hoafnluxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'luxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

moist, damp

潮濕

• Miqkvia na hoafnluxn ciu e svekof kaq zhaophuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih'kvia na hoarn'luxn ciu e svef'kof kaq zhaux'phuo.; Mih'kvia na hoarn'luxn ciu øe svef/svy'kof kaq zhaux'phuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If things are damp they will get so moldy they will begin to stink and turn green.
  東西如果潮濕,就會長霉發味。

hongsuie siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'suie siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

geomancer

風水先生

hunsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'su [[...]][i#] [p.]

marriage, wedding

婚事

• Oong siensvy kaq Lie siøfciar ee hunsu korng høfsex af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oong siefn'svy kaq Lie siør'ciar ee hwn'su korng hør'sex af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The marriage of Mr. Ong and Miss Li has all been arranged.
  王先生和李小姐的婚事說成了。

kaesiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'siau; (siau'kaix) [[...]][i#] [p.]

introduce, introduction

介紹

• Goar ka lie kaesiau, cid ui si Taan Siensvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ka lie kaix'siau, cid ui si Taan Siefn'svy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  May I introduce Mr. Tan.
  我給你介紹這位是陳先生。

• kaesiau-zng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'siau'zng; kaix'siau-zng; (kaix'siau'sixn, kaix'siau'phef, kaix'siau'sw) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  letter of introduction
  介紹狀(信,書)

• kaesiau-jiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'siau'jiin; kaix'siau-jiin [[...]][i#] [p.]
  introducer, middle-man, go-between
  介紹人

• kaesiau kikoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'siau ky'koafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  intermediary organ
  介紹機關

• kaesiau sinbunhoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'siau syn'buun'hoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  introduce the new culture
  介紹新文化

kex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex; køex; (koex, kaix) [[...]][i#] [p.]

itch, scabies

疥

• svekøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'kex; svef/svy'køex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have the itch (scabies)
  生疥

køesae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'sae; køef'sae [[...]][i#] [p.]

chicken dung

雞糞

• Y mxbad laai svy kenng, lorng laai paxng kesae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m'bad laai svy kef'nng, lorng laai paxng kef'sae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has never been here to lay an egg, whenever he comes, he leaves chicken droppings. — He is a troublesome person.
  他成事不足,敗事有餘。

køetaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'taai; køef'taai [[...]][i#] [p.]

chicken lice

雞蝨

• svef ketaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef kef'taai; svef/svy køef'taai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  become infested with chicken lice
  長雞蝨

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

comparative particle. The meaning of this particle is usually given as "more", but in translating this word into English we very often must use a circumlocution on account of its idiomatic use. The chief reason for this is that it is joined not only to adjectives and adverbs to form the comparative degree, but it is also joined to VERBS.

更,較

• zøx khaq u khangkhoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx khaq u khafng'khoex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  get more done
  工作效率高

• Ciør laang zøx khaq u khangkhoex, ze laang tientøx zøx khaq bøo khangkhoex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciør laang zøx khaq u khafng'khoex, ze laang tiefn'tøx zøx khaq bøo khafng'khoex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A few people get more work done, on the contrary many people accomplish very little.
  人少工作效率高,人多反而工作效率低。

• e khaq iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq iorng; øe khaq iorng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  will get stronger
  會較強壯

• Tagjit uxntong, sengkhw e khaq iorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak'jit un'tong, sefng'khw e khaq iorng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If a person takes some physical exercise every day, his body will get stronger.
  每天運動,身體會較強壯。

• øe khaq sitlea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq sid'lea; øe khaq sid'lea [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be somewhat rude or impolite
  會失禮

• Goar boeq mng lie cit kux oe, mxzay e khaq sitlea be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay e khaq sid'lea be?; Goar bøeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay øe khaq sid'lea bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I want to ask you a question, I wonder if this will be a little impolite.
  我想問你一句話,不知會失禮嗎?

• tiøh khaq toa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh khaq toa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  must get bigger, must grow more
  得大些

• Cid khoarn ee koefcychiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq e svef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn ee koea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq e svef.; Cid'khoarn ee køea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq øe svef/svy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This type of a fruit tree must get a bit bigger before it bears fruit.
  這種果樹得大些才能結果子。

• Khaq siok lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq siok lex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Make it cheaper!
  算便宜點!

khansy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'sy [[...]][i#] [p.]

make thread or filament (of boiled sugar syrup)

拉絲

• Svef liaam ee miqkvia e khansy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svef liaam ee mih'kvia e khafn'sy.; Svef/Svy liaam ee mih'kvia øe khafn'sy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Sticky stuff tends to be stringy.
  黏的東西會拉絲。

khypaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'paw [[...]][i#] [p.]

gum-boil

齦瘡

• Svef khypaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svef khie'paw; Svef/Svy khie'paw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a gum-boil
  長齦瘡

khvoarmia siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'mia siefn'svy; (khvoax'mia'siefn'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

fortune-teller

命相師

kngsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kngf'svef; kngf'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

smooth and clean (as skin or other surfaces)

光滑

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

reason, cause, old, ancient, the late, deceased, on purpose, for this reason

故

• kox Lie Siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox Lie Siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the late Mr. Li.
  故李先生

• ienkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'kox [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cause, a reason, connection, relation
  緣故

• pvexkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pve'kox; pve/pvi'kox [[...]][i#] [p.]
  died of disease
  病故

• suxkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: su'kox [[...]][i#] [p.]
  accident
  事故

koehlangkhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koeq'laang'khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

armpit

腋下

• Goar ee koehlangkhaf svef cit liap liab'ar, chiuo giaa lorng be khitlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee koeq'laang'khaf svef cit liap liap'ar, chiuo giaa lorng be khid'laai.; Goar ee koeq'laang'khaf svef/svy cit'liap liap'ar, chiuo giaa lorng bøe khid'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  My armpit has a boil so I can't raise my arm up.
  我的腋下長一個瘤,手舉不起來。

lai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lai; (li) [[...]][i#] [p.]

interest (from invested money)

利,利息

• bøflai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'lai; bør/buo'lai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  principal and interest
  本息

• paxng-taxnglai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng tang'lai; paxng-tang'lai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lend at heavy usury
  放重利,高利貸

• svelai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'lai; svef/svy'lai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be producing interest
  生利息

lau siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

venerable sir

老先生

lengzhngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lefng'zhngf; lefng/ny'zhngf [[...]][i#] [p.]

breast abscess

乳瘡

• svef lengzhngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef lefng'zhngf; svef/svy lefng/ny'zhngf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  suffer from breast abscess
  生乳瘡

leeng svef leeng, hong svef hong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng svef leeng, hong svef hong; leeng svef/svy leeng, hong svef/svy hong [[...]][i#] [p.]

dragon begets a dragon, the phoenix begets a phoenix — each after its own kind

龍生龍,鳳生鳳

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

your, yours

你們的

• lirn siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lirn siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  your husband
  妳先生

• lirn ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lirn ee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  yours
  你們的

lioong svef lioong, hong svef hong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lioong svef lioong, hong svef hong; lioong svef/svy lioong, hong svef/svy hong [[...]][i#] [p.]

dragons beget dragons, the phoenix begets a phoenix — each after its own kind, children are like their parents

龍生龍,鳳生鳳

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

tumor, a swelling

瘤

• bahliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq'liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tumor, a swelling
  肉瘤

• hoehliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoeq'liuu; hoeq/huiq'liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Haematocele, aneurysm
  血瘤

• sveliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'liuu; svef/svy'liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a growth or goiter
  長瘤

• togliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tok'liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  malignant growth, cancerous growth
  毒瘤

løqtøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løh'te; løh'tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

be born, fall to the ground

落地

• svef løqte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef løh'te; svef/svy løh'tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be born, come into the world
  生下來

løqtøe svekyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løh'te svef'kyn; løh'tøe svef/svy'kyn [[...]][i#] [p.]

plant, a leaf of which if placed on the ground takes root and grows, pick a wrestler whom an opponent cannot move

落地生根

mxcviakaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa'kaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

amazing, terrific, extraordinary, ugly (doesn't look like a human being)

不像人樣,想不到,真了不起,真不錯

• Svezøx hiahnih mxcviakaau, karm u laang boeq kex y? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svef'zøx hiaq'nih m'cviaa'kaau, karm u laang boeq kex y?; Svef/Svy'zøx/zøex hiaq'nih m'cviaa'kaau, karm u laang bøeq kex y? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Born that ugly, would anyone want to marry him?
  長得不像樣,有人要嫁給他嗎?

• Mxcviakaau køq e tiøh itterng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'cviaa'kaau køq e tiøh id'terng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That's amazing, you got first place.
  想不到會得第一。

moasvelangbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moaa'svef'laang'bak; moaa'svef/svy'laang'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

practice deception

騙人耳目

ngx hauxsvef ciaqzheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngx hau'svef ciah'zheng; ngx hau'svef/svy ciah'zheng [[...]][i#] [p.]

rely on one's son for support

依靠兒子奉養

øhsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: øq'svef; øq'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

hard to give birth to

難生育,比喻不易生到 ...

paix siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paix siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

study under the guidance of a preceptor, teacher, special instructor

拜先生,拜師

parngsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'svef; paxng'svef/svy; (hoxng'sefng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

free living creatures (as a means of gaining merit)

放生

pausvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'svef; paw'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

guaranteed to be able to give birth (said of a woman about to be married)

包生

pe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pe; (hu) [[...]][i#] [p.]

father

父

• viwpe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuo'pe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  foster father
  養父

• lauxpe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'pe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  father
  父親

• svepe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'pe; svef/svy'pe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  real father (as distinct from foster father)
  生父

pexbør svecviaa`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pe'bør svef'cviaa`ee; pe'bør/buo svef/svy'cviaa`ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

I was born so, be born (a cripple, blind)

天生的

• Y zhvemee si pexbør svecviaa ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zhvef'mee si pe'bør svef'cviaa ee.; Y zhvef/chvy'mee si pe'bør/buo svef/svy'cviaa`ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He was blind from birth.
  他失明是天生的。

phvaymiqar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'mih'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

monster, goblin, demon, foul disease

鬼,妖怪,暗疾

• svef phvaymiqar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef phvae'mih'ar; svef/svy phvae'mih'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  got foul disease
  生惡疾

phoar'noaxsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoax'noa'svef; phoax'noa'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

untidy, slipshod

邋遢

pviax-svesie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pviax svef'sie; pviax-svef/svy'sie; (pviax-svy'sie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

risk one's life, do at the risk of one's life, place on the same plane, life and death, to struggle for life

拼老命

pvoarsveseeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'svef'seeng; pvoax'svef/svy'seeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

born, inborn, innate

天生的

svef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef; svef/svy; (svy, sefng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

live, life, living, alive, be born, come into being, to breed, to bear, beget, produce, to cause, to have (as boils)

生

• bøexsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'svef; bøe'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  barren, does not bear fruit
  不孕,不結果實

• zaixsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'svef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  while alive, while in the life
  在世

• hauxsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'svef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  son
  兒子

• siangsve'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siafng'svef'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  twins
  雙胞胎

• theksvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theg'svef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  beast, You brute!
  畜生

• tøsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøo'svef; tøo'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  escape from being killed, escape with one's life
  逃生

sve'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'ar; (svy'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

pig iron, type of cast iron, pot metal

生鐵

svebaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'baq; svef/svy'baq [[...]][i#] [p.]

new skin growing over and closing a wound

長肉

svef bøe zhutlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef be zhud'laai; svef/svy bøe zhud'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

unable to bring to birth

生不出來

svebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'bør; svef/svy'bør/buo; (svy'buo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

one's own real mother

生母

Svy bøo toax`laai, sie bøo toax`khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef bøo toax'laai, sie bøo toax'khix; svef/svy bøo toax'laai, sie bøo toax'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

did not bring with one at birth, and cannot carry away at death, "Naked I came into the world And naked I leave the world."

生不帶來,死不帶去。

svezeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'zeeng; svef/svy'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

during one's lifetime, before one's death, while one was alive

生前

• svezeeng syau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'zeeng sie'au [[...]][i#] [p.]
  during life and after death
  生前死後

svezhngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'zhngf; svef/svy'zhngf [[...]][i#] [p.]

break out in sores, get boils or ulcers

生瘡

svezhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'zhud; svef/svy'zhud [[...]][i#] [p.]

produce, give birth to, bring forth

生出

• svezhud kicied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'zhud ky'cied [[...]][i#] [p.]
  leads to complications
  生出枝節

svecviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'cviaa; svef/svy'cviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

grow to be…, inborn, by nature, second nature

天生的,自然的

svizøx/svizøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'zøx; svef/svy'zøx/zøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

by nature, naturally of such and such a form

長得

• svezøx cyn ientaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'zøx cyn iefn'taau; svef/svy'zøx cyn iefn'taau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  born handsome, a well-formed man
  長得很英俊

sve'hun sofzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'hun sor'zai; svef/svy'hun sor'zai [[...]][i#] [p.]

unfamiliar place, strange place

陌生地方

svekøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'kex; svef/svy'køex [[...]][i#] [p.]

scabies, get scabby

長疥瘡,傳染性皮膚病

svekyn terngtiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'kyn texng'tiaau; svef/svy'kyn texng'tiaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

take root in a place become rooted in

根深蒂固

svelai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'lai; svef/svy'lai; (svef li'seg) [[...]][i#] [p.]

produce interest (by deposit or loan)

生利息

svef lauxkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef lau'kviar; svef/svy lau'kviar [[...]][i#] [p.]

beget a child in old age

晚年得子(女)

sveliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'liuu; svef/svy'liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

have a tumor

長瘤

svemotaekag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'mof'taix'kag; svef/svy'mof'taix'kag [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad people dubious, nondescript

比喻非善類,不三不四之人

sve'øef/svi'øef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'oef; svef/svy'øef [[...]][i#] [p.]

cast iron pot

鍋

svepe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'pe; svef/svy'pe [[...]][i#] [p.]

one's real father

生父

svef phvixleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef phvi'leeng; svef/svy phvi'leeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

have a sinus condition

鼻竇炎

svephuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'phuo; svef/svy'phuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

mildewed, become moldy, become slightly moldy

生霉

svisie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]

alive or dead, life or death

生死

• taang svesie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taang svef'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sharing life or death with each other
  同生死

• kab y pviax-svesie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kab y pviax svef'sie; kab y pviax-svef/svy'sie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  engage in a determined feud or conflict
  跟他拼命

svisii-jidgøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'sii-jit'goeh; svef/svy'sii-jit'gøeh [[...]][i#] [p.]

date and time of birth

出生年月日

svesy'mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'sie'mngg; svef/svy'sie'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

an important point where error is fatal

生死關頭,緊要關頭

svef siern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'siern; svy siern [[...]][i#] [p.]

suffer from ringworm

生癬

svesiefn lahkae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'siefn laq'kae; svef/svy'siefn laq'kae [[...]][i#] [p.]

be red with rust

生銹污穢

svesvoai'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'svoay'ar; svef/svy'svoay'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

chancre

下疳

svetaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'taai; svef/svy'taai [[...]][i#] [p.]

produce many small lice

長蝨子

sveteng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'tefng'ar; svef/svy'tefng'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

have a carbuncle

生疔

svethaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'thaang; svef/svy'thaang [[...]][i#] [p.]

breed worms, put (someone) up to it

生蟲,出點子

svethviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'thviax; svef/svy'thviax [[...]][i#] [p.]

have painful sores, severe boils, abscesses (archaic)

生瘡疔

sveti [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'ti; svef/svy'ti; (svef ti'zhngf) [[...]][i#] [p.]

have piles

生痔瘡

svizøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'zøx; (svef'zøx) [[...]][i#] [p.]

naturally, by nature

天生,長 相

• svizøx cyn suie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'zøx cyn suie; (svy'zøx cyn iefn'taau) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very beautiful (handsome) by nature
  長得很美(英俊)

svijit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'jit; (svef'jit) [[...]][i#] [p.]

birthday

生日

svisvy svoaixsvoai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'svy svoai'svoai [[...]][i#] [p.]

rickety, shaky

磨擦的聲音

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

ringworm used to denote various skin diseases

癬

• peqsiern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peh'siern [[...]][i#] [p.]
  psoriasis
  白癬

• svef siern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'siern; svy siern [[...]][i#] [p.]
  suffer from ringworm
  生癬

• tasiern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taf'siern [[...]][i#] [p.]
  dry ringworm
  乾癬

siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

husband, sir, Mr., gentleman, teacher, fortune teller, doctor

先生,老師,醫師

siensviniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy'niuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

wife of doctor, wife of one's teacher, master

師母,醫師娘

siangsve'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siafng'svef'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

twins

雙胞胎

• svef siangsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef siafng'svef; svef/svy siafng'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have twins
  生雙胞胎

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

animal signs used in the twelve year cycle, be born in a particular year of the twelve year cycle, represented by one of twelve animals.

屬,生肖

• Lie sviux symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie sviux sirm'miq? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What animal is the sign of your year of birth?
  你屬什麼生肖?

• Goar sviux ty. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sviux ty. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I was born in the year of the pig.
  我屬豬。

• zabji svesviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji svef'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty); zap'ji svef/svy'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie/zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the year of the animal in which one was born: (the year of the) rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, lamb, monkey, chicken, dog, pig — corresponding to the duodecimal cycle
  十二生肖 — 子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)

sngrmia-siefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sngx'mia'siefn; sngx'mia-siefn; (sngx'mia siefn'svy) [[...]][i#] [p.]

fortuneteller

算命的,算命先生

tøexlie siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: te'lie siefn'svy; tøe'lie siefn'svy; (te'lie'siefn, te'lie'sw) [[...]][i#] [p.]

geomancer

地理師

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

carbuncle

疔

• jintiongtefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'tiofng'tefng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  carbuncle on the upper lip
  人中疔

• svy-teng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef tefng'ar; svy-tefng'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a carbuncle
  生疔

terngte svekyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: texng'te svef'kyn; texng'tøe svef/svy'kyn [[...]][i#] [p.]

rooted like a plant, taking a firm stance from which he cannot be moved, e.g., a wrestler, said in blaming a child who will not come when called

根深蒂固

thafnhvoaisvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tharn'hvoaai'svef; tharn'hvoaai'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

transverse position presentation (obstetrics)

難產

thausvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'svef; thaw'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

give birth to a illegitimate child secretly

偷生,私生

thausve'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'svef'ar; thaau'svef/svy'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

born fist of domestic fowl livestock

家禽家畜的頭胎

thef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thef; (thay) [[...]][i#] [p.]

the pregnant womb, fetus, embryo

胎

• cit thef svef nng ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit thef svef nng ee; cit'thef svef/svy nng ee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  twins
  雙胞胎

• laothef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laux'thef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have miscarriage
  流產,小產

• thauthef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'thef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  firstborn
  頭胎

• tuixthef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tui'thef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  abortion, cause abortion
  墮胎

theksvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theg'svef; (theg'svy) [[...]][i#] [p.]

domestic animal, term of abuse: You brute! Beast!

畜生

thvy svef tøe viuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thvy svef te viuo; thvy svef/svy tøe viuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

The heavens give life, the earth nourishes it — We depend on God, not just on ourselves

天生地養

thiau'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiau'ar; (thiau'ar'cie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

pimple on the face, blackhead, acne

面皰,青春痘

• svef thiauar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef thiau'ar; svef/svy thiau'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have pimples
  長面皰

thioksvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiog'svef; thiog'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

domestic animal, beast, dirty swine

畜生

thofsve'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thor'svef'ar; thor'svef/svy'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

Animal or plant indigenous to a particular region

土生的

tientørthausvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx'thaau'svef; tiefn'tøx'thaau'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

breech presentation (obstetrics)

臀位生產

tøsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøo'svef; tøo'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.]

escape from being killed

逃生

afnnisvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: arn'ny'svy [[...]] 

then, in that case

這樣子

chinsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn/chiin'svy [[...]] 

one's own child

親生

hauxsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'svy [[...]] 

son

兒子

hoarsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'svy [[...]] 

undergo metamorphosis

投生

hoatsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'svy [[...]] 

to sprout, to grow

發生

hør-svizøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør-svy'zøex [[...]] 

beautiful or handsome

長得很帥或很美

khiapsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiab'svy [[...]] 

homely, unpretty

難看的

kiarsvi'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiax'svy'ar [[...]] 

a hermit crab

寄生蟹

kiarsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiax'svy [[...]] 

be a parasite

寄生

kimsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym/kiim'svy [[...]] 

glossy, shiny (paper)

光亮

kosvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof/koo'svy [[...]] 

bear one child only

獨生

parngsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'svy [[...]] 

forsake (children, animals)

放生

siangsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siafng/siaang'svy [[...]] 

twins

雙生

siensvilea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn/sieen'svy/svii'lea [[...]] 

school fees, tutor's fees

教師薪水

siensvimar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy'mar [[...]] 

Madam (mother of siensvy)

老師或醫生的媽媽

siensviniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy'niuu [[...]] 

Madam (wife of siensvy) first

太太, 師母

siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn/sieen'svy [[...]] 

teacher; doctor; Mister; husband; previous generation, ancestor

先輩; 先生

svi'efng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'efng [[...]] 

have a large abscess or ulcer

長瘡

svi'nng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'nng [[...]] 

lay eggs

生蛋

svi'nng-køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'nng-køef [[...]] 

laying hens (Leghorn, etc.)

生卵雞

svi'oah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'oah [[...]] 

livelihood

生活

svibuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'buo [[...]] 

real mother, actual mother

生母

svicviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'cviaa [[...]] 

happen naturally, be produced

生成

svihun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'hun [[...]] 

strange

陌生

svihun-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'hun-laang [[...]] 

stranger

陌生人

svijit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'jit [[...]] 

birthday

生日

svikof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'kof [[...]] 

grow mildew, grow mold

長霉

svikviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'kviar [[...]] 

give birth to a child

生孩子

svipe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'pe [[...]] 

actual father, real father

生父

svipvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'pvi [[...]] 

become sick, become ill

生病

sviseeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'seeng [[...]] 

natural, naturally

生成

svisie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'sie [[...]] 

life and death

生死

svisiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'siefn [[...]] 

become rusty

生鏽

svisu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'su [[...]] 

stir up trouble

生事

svisviux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'sviux [[...]] 

12 animals representing annual cycle

十二地支

svithaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'thaang [[...]] 

breed worm

長蟲

svithviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'thviax [[...]] 

break out in boils

生瘡

svithvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'thvoax [[...]] 

multiply (as family)

繁殖

svitiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'tiorng [[...]] 

grow, live

生長

svizeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'zeeng [[...]] 

during lifetime

生前

svizhngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'zhngf [[...]] 

have a weeping ulcer

長瘡

svizhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'zhud [[...]] 

produce

svizøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'zøex [[...]] 

natural appearance, natural

生成

svizøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'zøx [[...]] 

natural appearance, natural

天生,長相

svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy [[...]] 

bear a child, beget

生

svy-liab'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy-liap'ar [[...]] 

have a boil

長瘡

svy-svoai'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy-svoai'ar [[...]] 

have a bubo

tansvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafn/taan'svy [[...]] 

bear only one child

單生

tengthausvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teeng'thaau'svy [[...]] 

be born again

重生

thausvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'svy [[...]] 

bear an illegitimate child

偷生

theksvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theg'svy [[...]] 

animal beast, brute

畜牲

thihkut'ar-svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiq'kud'ar-svy [[...]] 

skinny but strong

瘦壯

thioksvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiog'svy [[...]] 

animal, beast

畜牲

togsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tok'svy [[...]] 

only son, born as the only child

zaixsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'svy [[...]] 

be alive, when alive

在世

zengsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'svy [[...]] 

domestic animal; "beast"

禽獸

chinsvy 親生 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn/chiin'svy [[...]] 

親生

hauxsvy 後生 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'svy [[...]] 

後生

parngsvy 放生 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'svy [[...]] 

放生

siangsvy 雙生 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siafng/siaang'svy [[...]] 

雙生

siensvy 先生 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn/sieen'svy [[...]] 

先生

svi'øef 生鍋 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'øef [[...]] 

生鍋

svijit 生日 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'jit [[...]] 

生日

svikviar 生囝 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'kviar [[...]] 

生子

svikwn 生根 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'kwn [[...]] 

take firm root

生根

sviseeng 生成 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'seeng [[...]] 

生成

svisiefn 生鉎 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'siefn [[...]] 

生銹

svithvoax 生湠 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy/svii'thvoax [[...]] 

生湠

svizøex 生做 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'zøex [[...]] 

生做

svizøx 生做 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'zøx [[...]] 

生做

zengsvy 精牲 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'svy [[...]] 

牲生

afnnisvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: arn'ny'svy [[...]][i#] [p.3]

Cd : then, in that case

這樣子

zaixsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'svy [[...]][i#] [p.21]

VO : be in this life, be alive

在世

zengsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.24]

N chiah : domestic animal

禽獸

zengsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.24]

N/fig chiah : "beast" (pejorative for a person)

禽獸

chinsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.56]

Nmod : one's own (child, contrasted with an adopted child)

親生

u: geeng'gerng'kiax'svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.69]

N châng : "longan parasite", Drynaria fortunei

骨碎補

hauxsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.80]

N ê : son

兒子

hør-svizøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'svy'zoex; hør-svy'zøex [[...]][i#] [p.88]

SV : beautiful or handsome

長得很帥或很美

hoarsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'svy [[...]][i#] [p.90]

V : undergo metamorphosis (insects in passing from larval to adult stage)

投生

hoatsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'svy [[...]][i#] [p.93]

V : sprout, grow (grass, plants)

發生

u: hofng'suie siefn'svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.98]

N ê : geomancer (syn te7-li2-su)

風水先生

u: kiax'svef; kiax'svef/svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.133]

V : be a parasite

寄生

u: kiax'svef(-ar); kiax'svef/svy(-ar) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.133]

N chiah : hermit crab

寄生蟹

kiarsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiax'svy [[...]][i#] [p.133]

V : be a parasite

寄生

kiarsvi'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiax'svy(-ar) [[...]][i#] [p.133]

N chiah : hermit crab

寄生蟹

u: kiax'svy'ar'zhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.133]

N châng : Aeginetia indica

寄生仔草

u: kviaa svy'hun lea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.133]

VO : treat a friend as a stranger

太重客套

kimsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'svy [[...]][i#] [p.136]

SV : glossy, shiny (surface of paper or cloth)

光亮

kosvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'svy [[...]][i#] [p.141]

V : bear (one child) only

獨生

khiapsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiab'svy [[...]][i#] [p.157]

SV : homely

難看的

u: lieen'zhao'kiax'svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.169]

n châng : Siegesbeckia orientalis

蓮草寄生

løethaau-svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loee'thaau'svy; løee'thaau-svy [[...]][i#] [p.175]

N : casting metal used for plowshares

犁頭

u: gvor'toarn'svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.187]

SV : stocky (neck, arms and legs all short)

五短身材

u: paxng'svef; paxng'svef/svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.196]

VO : forsake one's children

放生

parngsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'svy [[...]][i#] [p.196]

VO : forsake one's children

放生

u: pngf'kiax'svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.205]

N châng : Sweetgum-loving mistletoe, Aspidixia liquidambaricola

楓寄生

u: svef; svef/svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.223]

V : beget

生

u: svef; svef/svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.223]

V : bear (child, fruit, young)

生

u: svef'zeeng; svef/svy'zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.223]

Nt : during (one's) lifetime

生前

u: svef'zeeng sie'au; svef/svy'zeeng sie'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.223]

Sph : during life and after death

生前死後

sve'efng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'efng; svef/svy'efng [[...]][i#] [p.223]

VO : have a large abscess or boil

長瘡

svef-liab'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'liap'ar; svef/svy'liap'ar [[...]][i#] [p.223]

VO : have a boil

生小瘡

sve'nng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'nng; svef/svy'nng [[...]][i#] [p.223]

VO : lay eggs

生蛋

u: svef'nng'kef; svef/svy'nng'køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.223]

N chiah : laying hens (Leghorns, Plymouth Rocks, etc)

生卵雞

svepe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'pe; svef/svy'pe [[...]][i#] [p.223]

N : one's actual father, one's real father

生父

u: svef'su; svef/svy'su [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.223]

VO : start something, stir up trouble

惹事

svethviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'thviax; svef/svy'thviax [[...]][i#] [p.223]

V : break out in boils

生瘡

svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy [[...]][i#] [p.227]

V : beget

生

svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy [[...]][i#] [p.227]

V : bear (child, fruit, young)

生

svibuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'buo [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N : actual mother, real mother

生母

svizeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.227]

Nt : during (one's) lifetime

生前

u: svy'zeeng sie'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.227]

Sph : during life and after death

生前死後

svicviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'cviaa [[...]][i#] [p.227]

V : be produced, happen naturally

生成

svizøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'zoex; svef/svy'zøx/zøex [[...]][i#] [p.227]

V : be naturally (with ref to appearance)

生成

svizøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'zoex; svef/svy'zøx/zøex [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N : natural appearance or stature

生成

svizhngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'zhngf [[...]][i#] [p.227]

VO : have a weeping ulcer

長瘡

svi'efng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'efng [[...]][i#] [p.227]

VO : have a large abscess or boil

長瘡

svihun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'hun [[...]][i#] [p.227]

SV : strange (of one's feeling in unfamiliar surroundings or among strangers)

陌生

svihun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'hun [[...]][i#] [p.227]

Nmod : strange (place, person)

陌生

svihun-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'hun'laang [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N ê : stranger

陌生人

svijit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'jit [[...]][i#] [p.227]

Nt : birthday

生日

svikviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'kviar [[...]][i#] [p.227]

V : give birth to young

生孩子

svikof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'kof [[...]][i#] [p.227]

VO : grow mildew or mold

長霉

svy-liab'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'liap'ar [[...]][i#] [p.227]

VO : have a boil

長瘡

u: svy'mngf'øf'thoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N châng : Neng-kao camellia, Camellia euryoides

能高山茶

u: svy'moo'ciofng'kwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N châng : Solanum torvum

生毛將軍

u: svy'moo'ciofng'kwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N : Blumea lacera

生毛將軍

u: svy'nii'goeh'jit; svy'nii'gøeh'jit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N : (full) date of birth

出生時間

svi'nng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'nng [[...]][i#] [p.227]

VO : lay eggs

生蛋

svi'nng-køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'nng'kef; svy'nng-køef [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N chiah : laying hens (Leghorns, Plymouth Rocks, etc)

生卵雞

u: svy'oah'lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N : means of livelihood

謀生法

svipe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'pe [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N : one's actual father, one's real father

生父

svipvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'pvi [[...]][i#] [p.227]

VO : become ill

生病

sviseeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'seeng [[...]][i#] [p.227]

Pmod : naturally

生成

svisie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'sie [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N : life and death

生死

svisiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'siefn [[...]][i#] [p.227]

VO : become rusty

生鏽

svisviux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'sviux [[...]][i#] [p.227]

N : 12 year cycle of years, each represented by an animal (see siu3n)

十二地支

u: svy'svoai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.227]

VO : have a bubo

橫亦(長梅毒瘤)

svisu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'su [[...]][i#] [p.227]

VO : start something, stir up trouble

生事

svitiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'tiorng [[...]][i#] [p.227]

V : grow, live

生長

svithaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'thaang [[...]][i#] [p.227]

VO : breed worms

長蟲

svithviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'thviax [[...]][i#] [p.227]

V : break out in boils

生瘡

svithvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'thvoax [[...]][i#] [p.227]

V : spread, multiply, and increase, (animals, people, etc)

繁殖

u: siefn'svef; siefn'svef/svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N/Tit : teacher, doctor

先生

u: siefn'svef; siefn'svef/svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N/Tit : Mister

先生

u: siefn'svef; siefn'svef/svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N/Tit : husband

先生

u: siefn'svef'lea; siefn'svef/svy'lea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N : school fees

教師薪水

u: siefn'svef'lea; siefn'svef/svy'lea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N : tutor's fees

教師薪水

siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N : previous generation, one's ancestors

先輩

siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N/Tit : teacher, doctor

先生

siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N/Tit : Mister

先生

siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N/Tit : husband

先生

siensvilea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy'lea [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N : school fees

教師薪水

siensvilea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy'lea [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N : tutor's fees

教師薪水

siensvimar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy'mar [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N/Tit : Madam (mother of a sian-sinn)

老師或醫生的媽媽

siensviniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'svy'niuu [[...]][i#] [p.229]

N/Tit : Madam (wife of a sian-sinn)

太太, 師母

siangsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siafng'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.230]

: twins

雙生

siangsvi'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siafng'svef/svy'ar [[...]][i#] [p.230]

N the : twins

雙胞胎

u: sofng'kviax'svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.246]

N châng : Owatari hypear, hypear owatarii

小米寄生木

tansvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafn'svy [[...]][i#] [p.253]

V : bear only one child

單生

u: teeng'svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.259]

V/Xtn : be born again (col teng5-thau5-sinn)

重生

tengthausvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teeng'thaau'svy [[...]][i#] [p.259]

V/Xtn : be born again

重生

toa-hauxsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa hau'svef/svy [[...]][i#] [p.270]

N ê : eldest son

大兒子

u: tok'svy(-ee)-kviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.274]

N : only son

獨生(的)子

u: tok'svy(-ee)-kviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.274]

N : single person, unmarried person

獨身

thausvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'svy(-kviar) [[...]][i#] [p.279]

VO/N : (bear) an illegitimate child

偷生

thausvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'svy [[...]][i#] [p.280]

V : be born first

生頭胎

theksvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theg'svy [[...]][i#] [p.281]

N : animal beast

畜牲

theksvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theg'svy [[...]][i#] [p.281]

N : brute

畜牲

thvy-svy tøe-viuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thvy'svy toe'viuo; thvy-svy tøe-viuo [[...]][i#] [p.282]

S : Heaven begets (men and) earth rears (them)

天生地養

thihkut'ar-svy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiq'kud'ar'svy [[...]][i#] [p.284]

SV : skinny but strong

瘦壯

thioksvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiog'svy [[...]][i#] [p.285]

N chiah : animal

畜牲

u: thor'svy'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.286]

N ê : half-caste person, half-breed

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