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aku [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'ku [[...]][i#] [p.1]
Na ê : brother-in-law (wife's brother)
妻舅;舅子
asør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'sør [[...]][i#] [p.1]
Na ê : sister-in-law (elder brother's wife)
嫂嫂
u: af'tog'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]
Na : foreigner ("pointed nose", a nickname for foreigners in general)
洋鬼子
u: ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]
sf : (sometimes diminutive, occurring in the following patterns)
u: ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]
C (Q) : (used to link alternative elements in an interrogative sentence): …or…?
或 或是
u: vaa'zah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]
V : intervene (on behalf of someone) in a fight or quarrel
攔截(住)
aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq [[...]][i#] [p.1]
V : agree (in rhyme)
aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq [[...]][i#] [p.1]
V : force or compel (sthg to stay in place), curb
抑制
ah'un [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'un [[...]][i#] [p.2]
VO : agree in rhyme, rhyme well
押韻
aikiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ay'kiøx [[...]][i#] [p.2]
V : cry (in distress)
悲傷
akzag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag'zag [[...]][i#] [p.2]
SV : in disorder, a mess
齷齪
afm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afm [[...]][i#] [p.2]
V : pickle (in brine)
ambaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afm'baq [[...]][i#] [p.2]
VO : pickle meat (in brine)
醃肉
u: axm'bofng'saf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.2]
V : grope (in darkness)
摸索
armsoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'soaxn [[...]][i#] [p.3]
V : plot in secret
暗算
afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn [[...]][i#] [p.3]
V : place (an ancestral tablet) in position
安置
an'ek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'ek [[...]][i#] [p.3]
SV : at ease (var [an-iat8] more common in Taiwan)
安逸
ankw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'kw [[...]][i#] [p.3]
V : dwell in peace
安居
ansym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'sym [[...]][i#] [p.3]
SV : tranquil in spirit, peaceful, relaxed
安心
u: afn'syn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.3]
VO : live in peace
生活安定
antix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'tix [[...]][i#] [p.3]
V : set in place or position, collocate, install, set (a person's remains) in state
安置
afnny/afnnef/afnniq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: arn'ny/nef/niq [[...]][i#] [p.3]
Pmod : thus, in this manner
這樣
afnny/afnnef/afnniq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: arn'ny/nef/niq [[...]][i#] [p.3]
Cd : then, in that case
這樣
afnnisvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: arn'ny'svy [[...]][i#] [p.3]
Cd : then, in that case
這樣子
arnzayviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'zae'viu [[...]][i#] [p.3]
Pmod : how? in what way?
如何
u: aang gee chiaq chih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.4]
SV : in the "pink" of condition, healthy
健壯
angkeatøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'kex'tøq [[...]][i#] [p.5]
N tè : table which holds images of the gods (in home or temple)
供桌
angkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'kwn [[...]][i#] [p.5]
N : red king in Chinese chess
紅將
angkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'kwn [[...]][i#] [p.5]
N/fig : top man in an organization (col)
紅將
angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'paw [[...]][i#] [p.5]
N : gift of money wrapped in red paper, given only on a happy occasion
壓歲錢
u: aang'siøf'hii'chix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.6]
N : sharks' fins cooked in soya sauce
紅燒魚翅
angtefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'tefng [[...]][i#] [p.6]
N ê, tùi : red lights standing in pairs on either side of an image or ancestral tablet
紅燈
at'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ad'ar [[...]][i#] [p.6]
N ki : narrow strip of wood (nailed on to keep something in place)
木條
atcih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ad'cih [[...]][i#] [p.6]
RV : break (bone, stick, etc) in two
打斷
attng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ad'tng [[...]][i#] [p.6]
RV : break in two
打斷
u: aw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.6]
V : soak, steep (in a solution which is intended to alter the material in some way, eg, bamboo in water, to rot it; grass, to make compost, cloth, in a dye-vat, etc, but not used of food-stuffs.)
浸漬
auxpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'po [[...]][i#] [p.7]
N : secret plan held in reserve for one's own possible use or protection (after [chhun5], [lau5])
餘地
auxpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'poex [[...]][i#] [p.7]
N : second generation, next generation (not always in temporal order)
晚輩
auxtai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'tai [[...]][i#] [p.7]
N : next generation in one's lineage
後代
bachiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baa'chiog [[...]][i#] [p.8]
N hù : piece used in playing mahjong
麻將
bahzaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq'zaxng [[...]][i#] [p.8]
N lia̍p : small packet of meat and rice (wrapped in a leaf and steamed)
肉棕
bahtiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq'tiafm [[...]][i#] [p.8]
N : meat stall (in a market)
肉攤
u: bag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.8]
V : meddle in another's affairs
管閒事
bakzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag'zuie [[...]][i#] [p.8]
VO : play in water (children)
玩水
u: bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.8]
M : point of (score in game of Go)
bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak [[...]][i#] [p.8]
N : knot (in wood)
u: bak'ny'kuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.8]
Smod/Pmod : in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye (usually followed by [chiu7] plus a clause which states that some kind of change has taken place)
眨眼間
bagsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'siin [[...]][i#] [p.8]
N : condition of one's vital spirit as revealed in the eyes
眼神
bafnlieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barn'lieen [[...]][i#] [p.9]
N : a pair of matching sentences (written on paper or cloth) in honor of the dead
輓聯
u: baan'moaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.9]
VO : cover with sack-cloth (as shoes in mourning)
披麻
baxnciaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'ciaq [[...]][i#] [p.9]
Pmod : after a while, in a moment <[ban7-chiah chhong3]: do it after a while>
等一等
baxn'id [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'id [[...]][i#] [p.9]
Smod/Pmod : one chance in ten thousand, on the odd chance
萬一
bafng'ar-hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng'ar'hwn [[...]][i#] [p.9]
N phìⁿ : solid insecticide shaped in a flat coil and burned like incense
蚊香
bauxmi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bau'mi [[...]][i#] [p.9]
VO : cook vermicelli in hot water and add to other eatables
泡煮麵條
bauh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bauh [[...]][i#] [p.9]
V : contract to do construction, supply finished articles, purchase in bulk lots, etc
包工
bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea [[...]][i#] [p.9]
N lia̍p : horse (piece in Chinese chess, analogous to knight in western chess) black horse
u: bea'ciofng'kwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.10]
N : "Horse General", attendant of the God of Hell ([Giam5-lo5-ong5]) in Chinese mythology
馬將軍
bøexsaix/moexsaix/moaixsaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be/boe/moe/moai'saix; bøe/moe/moai'saix [[...]][i#] [p.10]
N ê : brother-in-law (younger sister's husband)
妹夫
u: be'tng; bøe'tng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.11]
V : sell (without retaining any right or interest in what is sold)
賣定了
begtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bek'tør [[...]][i#] [p.11]
V/N : (engage in) silent prayer
默禱
benghun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'hun [[...]][i#] [p.11]
N/Bib : birthright, position in a family
名份
bengjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'jiin [[...]][i#] [p.11]
N ê, ūi : famous man, one who would be listed in "Who's Who"
名人
Bykog-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bie'kog'laang [[...]][i#] [p.12]
N : Westerner (incorrectly but widely used for foreigners in general)
美國人
byphwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'phwn [[...]][i#] [p.12]
N : water in which rice has been washed (used for feeding pigs, etc)
洗米水
bii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bii [[...]][i#] [p.12]
V : be involved in sthg to the point where one is unconscious of one's surroundings
bihoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bii'hoo [[...]][i#] [p.12]
N/Zool chiah : tailed monkey, a member of the family Cercopithecidae (in Taiwan only Formosan rock-monkey, Macaca cyclopis) (col [kau5])
獼猴
bi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi [[...]][i#] [p.12]
V : immerse oneself (in water or activity)
潛水
bi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi [[...]][i#] [p.12]
N : dive (while in water)
潛水
u: bi'zuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.12]
VO : immerse oneself in water, dive (while in water)
潛水
bixlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi'laai [[...]][i#] [p.12]
TW : (in) the future
未來
bien'oarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bieen'oarn [[...]][i#] [p.12]
SV : lasting, permanent (only in neg after [bo5])
永久
u: bien'bien siofng'koafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.12]
Sph : gape at each other (in danger, etc, unable to move)
面面相關
bynciet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: birn'ciet [[...]][i#] [p.13]
SV : quick (in action or response)
敏捷
bixnzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.13]
PW : front <[ti7 i e5 bin7-cheng5]: in front of him, before him>
面前
bixnsef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'sef [[...]][i#] [p.13]
N/RC tiâu : veil (worn by woman in church)
面紗
bin-thauzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'thaau'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.13]
PW : front <[ti7 bin7-thau5-cheng5]: in front of>
面前
biøsiar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biøo'siar [[...]][i#] [p.13]
V : describe, paint a word-picture (in writing)
描寫
u: bit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.13]
V : cook fruit in heavy syrup
bidthngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bit'thngg [[...]][i#] [p.14]
VO : cook fruit in heavy syrup
蜂蜜
u: bøo…bøo… [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.14]
V : (Some disyllabic nouns occur in discontinuous form, each syllable preceded by the negative verb [bo5] eg. [bo5-i3-bo5-su3]=[bo5-i3-su3], [bo5-eng5-bo5-kang]=[bo5-eng5-kang], [bo5-chek-bo5-jim7]=[bo5-chek-jim7], etc)
bøzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zaai [[...]][i#] [p.14]
SV : not in accordance with one's position or station
有失風度
bøo-hexløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'he'løh [[...]][i#] [p.14]
SV : irresponsible (in acting)
不負責
u: bøo'heeng'viar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.14]
SV : baseless, having no foundation in fact
假的
bøhiaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'hiaam [[...]][i#] [p.14]
Cd : (introduces the conceded fact in a concessive sentence): although, in spite of the fact
不嫌棄
bøkoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'koarn [[...]][i#] [p.14]
Ccl : (introduces subordinate clause in a "whether-or-not" construction): no matter whether…or…<[bo5-koan2 i beh lai5 a7 m7 lai5]…: Whether he will come or not…>
不管
bøkuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'kuo [[...]][i#] [p.14]
Smod/Pmod : in a short while, shortly, very soon
不久
bølarm-bønef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'larm bøo'le/nef [[...]][i#] [p.14]
Pred : which takes a sentence subject: in a mechanical manner, without heart or interest
做事不專心
bølun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'lun [[...]][i#] [p.15]
Ccl : (introduce a clause in which alternatives are excluded): no matter whether, no matter which <[bo5-lun7 sim2-mih8 lang5], [long2 thang lai5]: everyone, no matter who, may come>, <[bo5-lun7 Lim] S.S. [a2-si7 Tan5] S.S. [long2 e7-hiau2 kong2 Eng-gu2]: Both Mr. Lin and Mr. Chen can speak English>
無論
bøseeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'seeng [[...]][i#] [p.15]
SV : unsuccessful (in doing sthg)
沒結果
bøo-tvafkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvar'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.15]
Ccl : (after the clause in which speaker mentions actions of which he mildly disapproves, and before the clause in which he mentions further actions of which he greatly disapproves):…is bad enough, but…, …is conceivable, but…, … would not be too bad, but… (the previous cl is introduced by [m7-na])
不但…並且
bøthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thafng [[...]][i#] [p.15]
AV : will not (in sentence tag) <…[m7-ku2 i bo5-thang]: … but he won't>
不要
u: boo'zaai hai'beng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.15]
Sph : plan to kill for money (the most heinous crime against a fellow-man in Chinese opinion)
謀財害命
u: bo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.15]
N : fifth character in the series [thian-kan]
u: bo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.15]
N : "E" in lists (A. B. C. etc)
boafnpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn'poex [[...]][i#] [p.16]
N : person in lower genealogical rank
晚輩
boafnpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn'poex [[...]][i#] [p.16]
N : I (used in speaking to persons higher in rank or age)
晚輩
bøexsaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'saix; bøe'saix [[...]][i#] [p.16]
N : brother-in-law (younger sister's husband)
妹夫
u: boe'tng; bøe'tng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.16]
V : sell (without retaining any right or interest in what is sold)
賣光
bogbog'kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'bok'kiøx [[...]][i#] [p.17]
Vph : bubble (air escaping in water, etc)
起泡聲
bogbog'siuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'bok'siuu [[...]][i#] [p.17]
Vph : struggle (fig, of person in difficulty)
掙扎

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