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🗣 kvoaiky 🗣 (u: kvoay'ky) 關機 [wt][mo] kuainn-ki/kuinn-ki [#]
1. () (CE) to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film || 關機
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🗣 Kvoaimngg tiøh zhvoax, kofng'oe tiøh khvoax. 🗣 (u: Kvoay'mngg tiøh zhvoax, korng'oe tiøh khvoax.) 關門著閂，講話著看。 [wt][mo] Kuainn-mn̂g tio̍h tshuànn, kóng-uē tio̍h khuànn. [#]
1. () || 關門時要插上門閂，說話要看場合與時機。勸人說話要看時機，不要因一時大意而造成難以收拾的局面。
🗣le: Laang korng, “Kvoay'mngg tiøh zhvoax, korng'oe tiøh khvoax.” Larn korng'oe tiøh'aix sex'ji cym'ciog, ciaq be bøo'tviw'bøo'tii khix ka laang teg'sid`tiøh. 🗣 (人講：「關門著閂，講話著看。」咱講話著愛細膩斟酌，才袂無張無持去共人得失著。) (人家說：「關門要上門栓，說話要看場合。」我們說話要小心謹慎，才不會一不小心得罪到人。)
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🗣 kvoaimngg/kvoai'mngg 🗣 (u: kvoay'mngg) 關門 [wt][mo] kuainn-mn̂g/kuinn-mn̂g [#]
1. (V) || 把門關上。
🗣le: Lie jip`laai ee sii, soax'chiuo kvoay'mngg. 🗣 (你入來的時，紲手關門。) (你進來的時候，順手關門。)
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🗣 kvoay 🗣 (u: kvoay) 杆p [wt][mo] kuainn [#]
1. (N) cross-bars connecting the legs of a chair, table, or bed; spoke (wooden wheel) || 橫木。
🗣le: biin'zhngg kvoay 🗣 (眠床杆) (支撐床板的橫木)
🗣le: ie'ar kvoay 🗣 (椅仔杆) (支撐椅子的橫木)
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🗣 kvoay 🗣 (u: kvoay) 關p [wt][mo] kuainn/kuinn [#]
1. (V) to close; to stop up; to shut || 閉。
🗣le: Thafng'ar aix zorng kvoay. 🗣 (窗仔愛總關。) (窗子全部都要關。)
2. (V) to make some function cease; to switch or shut off; to turn off || 使功能作用停止。
🗣le: kvoay tien'hoea 🗣 (關電火) (熄燈)
🗣le: kvoay tien'si 🗣 (關電視) (關電視)
3. (V) to imprison; to jail; to take into custody || 監禁。
🗣le: Phvae'laang aix liah'khix kvoay. 🗣 (歹人愛掠去關。) (壞人要抓去監禁。)
4. (V) to close shop (for the day or evening) || 商店打烊。
🗣le: Chiaw'koex axm'sii zap tiarm, tiaxm tø kvoay`aq. 🗣 (超過暗時十點，店就關矣。) (超過晚上十點，商店就打烊了。)
5. (V) (business) to close down; to go bankrupt or out of business || 指商店倒閉。
🗣le: Hid kefng tiaxm zar tø kvoay`khie'laai`aq. 🗣 (彼間店早就關起來矣。) (那間店早就倒閉了。)
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