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liawjieen 🗣 (u: liao'jieen) 了然 [wt][mo] liáu-jiân/liáu-liân [#]
1. (Adj) || 枉然、枉費。
1: Sviu'tiøh cid khoarn "chyn'svef kviar, gø'sie pe" ee tai'cix, sit'zai cyn liao'jieen. (想著這款「親生囝,餓死爸」个代誌,實在真了然。) (想到「親生兒,餓死爸」這樣的事情,實在是枉然。)

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ofnghuix 🗣 (u: orng'huix) 枉費 [wt][mo] óng-huì [#]
1. (V) || 枉然、白費。
1: Orng'huix goar tuix lie hux'zhud ciaq'ni'ar ze, lie cit'tiarm'ar tøf m zay. (枉費我對你付出遮爾仔濟,你一點仔都毋知。) (枉費我對你付出這麼多,你一點都不知道。)

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peqpeh 🗣 (u: peh'peh) 白白 [wt][mo] pe̍h-pe̍h [#]
1. (Adj) quite white; very white || 形容很白。
1: Y aix ka laang buu'loa, peh'peh'pox kiong'beq ka laang nie kaq of. (伊愛共人誣賴,白白布強欲共人染甲烏。) (他喜歡誣賴別人,白色的布硬要染成黑色的。硬是要抹黑事實。)
2. (Adv) in waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); tried in vain || 枉費、徒勞無獲。
1: Cid kae soarn'kie ho y peh'peh he cviaa ze purn'cvii køq soarn bøo tiaau. (這改選舉予伊白白下誠濟本錢閣選無牢。) (這次選舉枉費他下了很多本錢也沒選上。)
3. (Adv) without good cause || 平白無故。
1: Bea kor'phiøx aix sex'ji, na'bøo cvii e peh'peh liao`khix. (買股票愛細膩,若無錢會白白了去。) (買股票要小心,不然錢會平白損失。)
4. (Adv) have no way out; have no alternative || 無可奈何。
1: Lie beq peh'peh khvoax yn siu sie si`bøo? (你欲白白看𪜶受死是無?) (你要白白看他們送死嗎?)

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