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biq-siøzhøe 🗣 (u: biq'siøf'zhoe zhe biq-siøf'zhøe) 覕相揣 [wt][mo] bih-sio-tshuē/bih-sio-tshē [#]

1. (N) || 捉迷藏。一種遊戲。玩的時候，大家選出一個人當鬼來負責抓人，其他的成員就躲起來讓這個人去找，被找到的就換他當鬼。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

siøzhøe/svazhøe 🗣 (u: siøf'zhoe siøf/svaf'zhøe) 相揣 [wt][mo] sio-tshuē [#]

1. (V) || 聯絡、互訪。

🗣le: Y pvoaf'zao liao'au goarn tø m bad siøf'zhoe`aq. (伊搬走了後阮就毋捌相揣矣。) (他搬走以後我們就不曾聯絡了。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

zawzhøe 🗣 (u: zao'zhoe zhe zao'zhøe) 走揣 [wt][mo] tsáu-tshuē/tsáu-tshē [#]

1. (V) || 到處尋找。

🗣le: Y id'tit teq zao'zhoe tofng'nii sid'svoax`khix ee zaf'bor'kviar. (伊一直咧走揣當年失散去的查某囝。) (他一直到處尋找當年失散的女兒。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

zhøe 🗣 (u: zhoe zhe zhøe) 揣^t [wt][mo] tshuē/tshē [#]

1. (V) to search for (known thing, lost person); to seek; to look for; to visit || 尋找。

🗣le: Cit laang khngx, zexng'laang zhoe. (一人囥，眾人揣。) (一個人放東西，要很多人才找得到。比喻找東西很困難。)

🗣le: 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。) (東西要收好，要用時才不會找不到。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

zhøe thaulo 🗣 (u: zhoe zhe thaau'lo zhøe thaau'lo) 揣頭路 [wt][mo] tshuē thâu-lōo/tshē thâu-lōo [#]

1. (V) || 找工作。

🗣le: Y kyn'nii pid'giap, cid'mar tngf'teq zhoe thaau'lo. (伊今年畢業，這馬當咧揣頭路。) (他今年畢業，現在正在找工作。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

biq-siøzhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biq'siøf'zhoe; biq-siøf'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

hide-and-seek

捉迷藏

bøtaxng zhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'taxng zhoe; bøo'taxng zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot be found

無處尋,找不到

• Ciahnih hør ee thaethaix bøtaxng zhøe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq'nih hør ee thaix'thaix bøo'taxng zhoe.; Ciaq'nih hør ee thaix'thaix bøo'taxng zhøe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You can't find a better wife than she.
  這麼好的太太那裡找。

borng... (''plus Verb'') [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng... (''plus Verb'') [[...]][i#] [p.]

content oneself with coarse food, trivial work and valueless books

姑且,將就

• bofngkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk at random, sometimes idle jesting, half-joking, half in earnest, well now, just speak
  隨便講

• bofngkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tolerable, not very good, but may do
  將就

• Eng'eeng ku pørzoar borng khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng ku pøx'zoar borng khvoax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nothing to do but read old newspapers
  沒事且看看舊報紙。

• Na zhøe bøo thaulo, kang'iuo ia tiøh bofngzøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na zhoe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx.; Na zhøe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you can't find a job, workers should do less meaningful work.
  如找不著工作,工友也只好將就了。

• Phvayciah si phvayciah, paktor na iaw tiøh bofngciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'ciah si phvae'ciah, pag'tor na iaw tiøh borng'ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  True it is not good tasting, but when you are hungry anything will do.
  難吃是難吃,肚子餓了,也只好將就吃了。

bu'thaau kong'axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'thaau kofng'axn [[...]][i#] [p.]

an unverified case

無頭公案

• Zhøe bøo zerngkux`ee ciuxsi bu'thaau kong'axn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhoe bøo zexng'kix ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn.; Zhøe bøo zexng'kux`ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  An unverified case means not being able to find any evidence.
  找不到證據的就是無頭公案。

zhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe; zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

search, look for, to visit

找

• Goar boeq laai khix zhoe peng'iuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq laai khix zhoe peeng'iuo.; Goar bøeq laai khix zhøe peeng'iuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am going to visit a friend.
  我要去找朋友。

• U laang boeq laai zhoe lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U laang boeq laai zhoe lie.; U laang bøeq laai zhøe lie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Someone came to see you.
  有人要來找你。

zhøe-bøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe'bøo; zhøe-bøo [[...]][i#] [p.]

look for but not find

找不到

zhøexkhafng zhøexphang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe'khafng zhoe'phang; zhøe'khafng zhøe'phang [[...]][i#] [p.]

look for an opportunity to extort money or to slander or injure others, look for trouble (Lit. Look for opportunity and place.)

找機會,找麻煩

zhøexkhvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe'khvoax; zhøe'khvoax [[...]][i#] [p.]

look for and see

找找看

zhøexkiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe'kiuu; zhøe'kiuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

seek, explore

尋求

• Zhøexkiuu khaq hør ee seng'oah hongseg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhoe'kiuu khaq hør ee sefng'oah hofng'seg.; Zhøe'kiuu khaq hør ee sefng'oah hofng'seg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Everyone seeks to improve their mode of living.
  尋求比較好的生活方式。

zhøexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe laang; zhøe'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

look for someone, visit someone

找人

zhøe laang ee khangphang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe laang ee khafng'phang; zhøe laang ee khafng'phang [[...]][i#] [p.]

find fault with others, look for defects in others, watch for a chance

找別人的缺點

zhøe ma'hoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe maa'hoaan; zhøe maa'hoaan [[...]][i#] [p.]

ask for trouble, find fault

找麻煩

zhøe sylo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe sie'lo; zhøe sie'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

act so as to bring death and ruin on one's self

找死

zhøexthaothaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe'thaux'thaux; zhøe'thaux'thaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

have searched or looked everywhere

找遍

zhøextiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe'tiøh; zhøe'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

find by searching

找到

zhøexu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe'u; zhøe'u [[...]][i#] [p.]

have succeeded in finding

找到了

ciokciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciog'ciog [[...]][i#] [p.]

amply sufficient, no less than, fully

足足的

• Ciokciog zhøe lie kuijit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciog'ciog zhoe lie kuy'jit.; Ciog'ciog zhøe lie kuy'jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have been looking for you all day.
  足足的找你一整天。

• Ciokciog u cit paq niuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciog'ciog u cit paq niuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is fully one hundred ounces.
  足足一百兩。

• Ciokciog u nng nii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciog'ciog u nng nii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  two full years
  足足兩年。

zuxzhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'zhoe; zu'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

suffer from one's own action, ask for it

自找

zuxzhøe ma'hoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'zhoe maa'hoaan; zu'zhøe maa'hoaan [[...]][i#] [p.]

look for trouble

自找麻煩

exchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'chiuo; (bea'chiuo, he'chiuo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

buyers, an inferior attendant, helper or assistant

買者, 買手

• Cid kefng zhux sviu boeq be, mxkuo zhoe bøo exchiuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kefng zhux sviu boeq be, m'kuo zhoe bøo e'chiuo.; Cid'kefng zhux sviu'bøeq bøe, m'kuo zhøe bøo e'chiuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I want to sell this house, but I can not find any buyers.
  這間房子想要賣, 可是找不到買手.

goaxzhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'zhoe; goa'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

to page someone (someone is looking for you outside or you have a phone call)

外找

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。

katthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kad'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

knot, a clue

結(頭),癥結,端倪

• zhøe katthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe kad'thaau; zhøe kad'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  search for the clue
  找癥結

khangkhiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafng'khiaq [[...]][i#] [p.]

holes and crevices, blemish

空隙,孔罅

• zhøe khangkhiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe khafng'khiaq; zhøe khafng'khiaq; (zhoe'khafng zhoe'khiaq) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  find fault with
  吹毛求疵

khangphang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafng'phang [[...]][i#] [p.]

holes and crevices, a flaw, opportunity for finding fault or getting money out of people

縫隙

• zhøe khangphang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe khafng'phang; zhøe khafng'phang; (zhoe'khafng zhoe'phang) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  seek an opportunity for injuring another
  找機會刁難人

• sviuxkhafng sviuxphang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviu'khafng sviu'phang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  watch for an opportunity (for injuring another or getting money out of people)
  找機會(刁難人,賺錢)

khvoarbøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax bøo [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot find, look but not see (sometimes has the meaning of "not know how to")

看不到,看不懂

• Goar khvoax bøo y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax (zhoe) bøo y.; Goar khvoax bøo y.; (Goar zhøe bøo y.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I could not find him.
  我找不到他。

• Cid tviw textoo goar khvoax bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tviw te'too goar khvoax bøo.; Cid tviw tøe'too goar khvoax bøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know how to read this map.
  這張地圖我看不懂。

kingoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'goaan [[...]][i#] [p.]

source, root of the matter, the cause, origin

根源

• phvae hongsiok ee kingoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae hofng'siok ee kyn'goaan [[...]][i#] [p.]
  root (source) of bad customs
  壞風俗的根源

• zhøe ... ee kungoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe ... ee kyn'goaan; zhøe ... ee kwn'goaan [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to trace... to its origin
  找… 的根源

kuiesu? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuix'su? [[...]][i#] [p.]

your honorable affair

貴事

• Lie laai zhøe goar u symmih kuiesu? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie laai zhoe goar u sirm'miq kuix'su?; Lie laai zhøe goar u sirm'mih kuix'su? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What can I do for you? (Lit. What honorable business do you have with me?)
  你來找我有什麼貴事?

sylo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

way to death

死路

• kviaa sylo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa sie'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  commit suicide
  走死路

• zhøe sylo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe sie'lo; zhøe sie'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bring premature death on one's self by wickedness
  找死路

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

thaulo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

employment, business, job, situation, a calling, an occupation

工作,職業

• zhøe thaulo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe thaau'lo; zhøe thaau'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  seek employment, look for a job
  找工作

• ciah-thaulo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah thaau'lo; ciah-thaau'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  take employment, keep a job
  工作(受雇),上班

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

particle used at the beginning of a clause, generally with the idea that the fact is not what was expected, well, indeed, yet, still, all, altogether

都,也

• Kenng badbat tøf u phang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kef'nng bat'bat tøf u phang.; Køef'nng bat'bat tøf u phang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Though an egg is sealed, yet is has pores. It is difficult to keep a matter absolutely secret.
  雞蛋再密也有縫,紙包不住火

• khaq zhøe tøf bøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq zhoe tøf bøo; khaq zhøe tøf bøo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no matter how much one searches he cannot find it
  怎麼找也沒有

biq-siøzhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biq-siøf'zhøe [[...]] 

hide-and-seek

捉迷藏

pøefzhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøea'zhøe [[...]] 

search for with hands

翻找; 翻

svazhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'zhøe [[...]] 

look for each other, visit each other

相尋

taozhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taux'zhøe [[...]] 

help search for

幫忙尋找

tuizhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuy'zhøe [[...]] 

look for, seek out

追蹤

zawzhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'zhøe [[...]] 

run about in looking

尋找

zhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøe [[...]] 

to search for, seek, visit

揣

zhøe-bøextiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøe-bøe'tiøh [[...]] 

unable to find, unable to locate

zhøe-bøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøe-bøo [[...]] 

cannot find

揣無

zhøexsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøe'sie [[...]] 

to commit suicide, to try to kill oneself

zhøexkhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøe'khafng [[...]] 

seize every opportunity (see zhøexkhafng-zhøexphang)

zhøexkiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøe'kiuu [[...]] 

seek after (God, truth)

尋求

zhøexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøe'laang [[...]] 

to find a person, to visit (a friend), to look for someone

找人

zhøexzhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøe'zhud [[...]] 

to find out, to discover, to search out

pøefzhøe 掰揣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøea'zhøe [[...]] 

翻找;翻

svazhøe 相揣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf/svaa'zhøe [[...]] 

相尋

tengzhøe 重揣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teeng'zhøe [[...]] 

重尋

zao-siøzhøe 走相揣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao-siøf'zhøe [[...]] 

走相尋

biq-siøzhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biq'siøf'zhoe; biq-siøf'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.13]

V/N : (play) hide-and-seek

捉迷藏

zawzhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'zhe; zao'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.22]

V : run about looking for

尋找

zhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhe; zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.50]

V : search for, seek (known thing, lost person, pVmod e5/be7-tioh, of ba7)

找

zhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhe; zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.50]

V : visit

找

zhøe yn zofkofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhe yn zor'kofng; zhøe yn zor'kofng [[...]][i#] [p.50]

Sph : die ("visit one's ancestors", facetious)

去世

zhøexkiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhe'kiuu; zhøe'kiuu [[...]][i#] [p.50]

V/Xtn : seek after (God, truth)

尋求

u: zhe'khafng zhe'phang; zhøe'khafng zhøe'phang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.50]

Sph : seize every opportunity to find fault

吹毛求疵

u: zhe'khafng zhe'phang; zhøe'khafng zhøe'phang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.50]

Sph : seize every opportunity to make money

吹毛求疵

zhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe; zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.61]

V : search for, seek (known thing, lost person, pVmod oe7 / boe7-tioh8, cf ba7)

找

zhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe; zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.61]

V : visit

找

zhøexkiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe'kiuu; zhøe'kiuu [[...]][i#] [p.61]

V/Xtn : seek after (God, truth)

尋求

u: zhoe'khafng zhoe'phang; zhøe'khafng zhøe'phang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.61]

Sph : seize every opportunity to find fault

吹毛求疵

u: zhoe'khafng zhoe'phang; zhøe'khafng zhøe'phang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.61]

Sph : seize every opportunity to make money

找機會賺錢

pøefzhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pea'zhe; pøea'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.197]

V : search for with the hands

翻找

pøefzhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poea'zhoe; pøea'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.208]

V : search for with the hands

翻

svazhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'zhe; svaf'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.219]

V : look for each other

相尋

svazhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'zhe; svaf'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.219]

V : visit each other

相尋

taozhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taux'zhe/zhoe; taux'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.255]

V : help search for (sthg lost)

幫忙尋找

tuizhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuy'zhe/zhoe; tuy'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.276]

V : look for, seek out

追蹤

u: biq'svaf'zhe biq'siøf/svaf'zhøe 匿相尋 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0644/B0644/B0000] [#2819]

囡仔e5遊戲 。 <>

u: zhe zhoe(漳)/zhə(泉) zhøe 尋 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0792/A0844/A0871] [#6732]

( 1 ) 探索 ， ( 2 ) 訪問 。 <( 1 ) 搜 ( chhiau ) ∼ ； ∼-- tioh8 ;∼ 無 。 ( 2 ) 我後日才來去 ∼-- 你 ； ∼ 你坐 。 >

u: zhe'zhud zhoe'zhud(漳)/zhə'zhud(泉) zhøe'zhud 尋出 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0799/A0849/A0873] [#6738]

to find out, to discover, to search out

尋出來 。 < Hit - e5 gin2 - a2若 ∼∼, in父母就ka7伊講多謝 。 >

u: zhe'phang zhoe'phang(漳)/zhə'phang(泉) zhøe'phang 尋縫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0800/A0000/A0873] [#6742]

Khang3粒仔疕 ； chhoe7人e5缺點 。 < Gau5 ∼∼ ； 尋孔 ∼∼ 。 >

u: zhe`tiøh zhoe'tiøh/zhə'tiøh(泉) zhøe`tiøh 尋著 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0799/A0849/A0873] [#6744]

尋了發見tioh8 。 <∼∼ 續提 ( theh8 ) 來 ； ∼∼ 蹤蹟 。 >

u: chiaw'zhe chiaw'zhoe(漳) chiaw'zhøe 搜尋 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0093/B0093] [#7859]

探索 。 <∼∼ 犯人 。 >

u: zhe'zhe zhøe'zhøe 尋尋 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0797/A0802/A0848/A0852] [#67945]

to explore; to probe

＝ [ 尋 ]( 1 ) 。 <>

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