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bixpitjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi'pid'jieen [[...]][i#] [p.]

not necessarily so

未必然

• Høfgiaqlaang bixpitjieen khoaelok. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'giah'laang bi'pid'jieen khoaix'lok. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The rich are not always happy.
  有錢人未必快樂。

bøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boeq bøeq (beq) [[...]][i#] [p.]

just about to, to wish, want, will, sign of future. This word is sometimes used to express a conditional clause

要,將要,快要,要是

• Bøeq zaiviar øe høfthvy, goar ciu bøo giah hoxsvoax laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq zay'viar e hør'thvy, goar ciu bøo giah ho'svoax laai. Bøeq zay'viar øe hør'thvy, goar ciu bøo giah ho'svoax laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If I had known the weather would be nice, I would not have brought an umbrella.
  要是知道天氣會好,我就不帶雨傘來。

• Bøeq khix, m khix, zhutzai lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq khix, m khix, zhud'zai lie. Bøeq khix, m khix, zhud'zai lie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Whether you go or not is up to you.
  要去,不去,隨你便。

zhutsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'syn [[...]][i#] [p.]

be a graduate of a university, be a native of, rise from poverty to wealth and rank

出身

• Y si Taioaan Taixhak zhutsyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si Taai'oaan Tai'hak zhud'syn ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a graduate of the National University of Taiwan.
  他是台灣大學出身的。

• Yn thaethaix si høfgiaqlaang zhutsyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn thaix'thaix si hør'giah'laang zhud'syn ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His wife came from a rich family.
  他太太是出身於有錢人家。

høfgiah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'giah [[...]][i#] [p.]

be rich

富有

høfgiah-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'giah'laang hør'giah-laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

rich man

富有的人

høfgiaqtea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'giah'tea [[...]][i#] [p.]

be of a rich family, formerly was rich

出身豪門

høfgiah tintafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'giah'tyn'tafng hør'giah tyn'tafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

very rich

非常富有

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

be very pleased with oneself

洋洋得意,驕傲,臭屁

• Tvaf si teq loa høfgiah, nar tiøh iang kaq afnnef? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvaf si teq loa hør'giah, nar tiøh iang kaq arn'nef? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is now so rich, why does he have to be so pleased with himself?
  他有多少錢,哪得那麼洋洋得意?

keg høfgiaqlaang phaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg hør'giah'laang phaix [[...]][i#] [p.]

take on the airs and appearance of a wealthy man when really not so

裝有錢人的派頭

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