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zuxtong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'tong [[...]][i#] [p.]

automatic, automatically, voluntary, of one's own free will

自動

• E zuxtong torngtiam. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E zu'tong toxng'tiam. Øe zu'tong toxng'tiam. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It stops automatically.
  會自動停止。

• Engkay zøx ee taixcix tiøh zuxtong zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'kay zøx ee tai'cix tiøh zu'tong zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You must do your duties voluntarily.
  該做的事得自動去做。

øexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'hiao øe'hiao [[...]][i#] [p.]

expresses the idea "can" in the sense of "know how to". The negative is "be-hiau".

會, 懂

• Cid kux ee iesux goar exhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar e'hiao. Cid kux ee ix'sux goar øe'hiao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I know the meaning of this sentence.
  這句的意思我懂.

• Lie exhiao saychiaf be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie e'hiao sae'chiaf be? Lie øe'hiao sae'chiaf bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Can you (Do you know how to) drive a car?
  你會開車嗎?

• Goar øexhiao korng Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar e'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe. Goar øe'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I can (know how to) speak Taiwanese.
  我會講臺灣話.

• Exhiao thauciah, bexhiao chitzhuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'hiao thaw'ciah, be'hiao chid'zhuix. Øe'hiao thaw'ciah, bøe'hiao chid'zhuix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He knows how to steal food to eat, but he doesn't know how to wipe his mouth, too dumb to get rid of the traces of his crime.
  懂得偷吃, 不懂得擦嘴, 會做壞事, 不會掩罪.

E pui ee kao be ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E pui ee kao be ka laang. Øe pui ee kao bøe ka laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Barking dogs never bite.

會吠的狗不咬人.

E svetid kviar syn, be svetid kviar sym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E svef'tid kviar syn, be svef'tid kviar sym. Øe svy'tid kviar syn, bøe svy'tid kviar sym. [[...]][i#] [p.]

You can give birth to the child's body, but not to his heart.

可生兒身, 難生兒心.

ittid-itsid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'tid'id'sid id'tid-id'sid [[...]][i#] [p.]

gain here, a loss there, win some, lose some

一得一失

• Extaxng iong khahkuo ee miqkvia aix zhud khahze cvii sofie si ittit'itsid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'taxng iong khaq'kuo ee mih'kvia aix zhud khaq'ze cvii sor'ie si id'tid'id'sid. Øe'taxng iong khaq'kuo ee mih'kvia aix zhud khaq'zøe cvii sor'ie si id'tid'id'sid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you buy things that last longer they are more expensive, so you gain a good thing but have to part with more money.
  可以耐久的東西,但要付出多一點錢,所以是一得一失

ji'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'ie [[...]][i#] [p.]

that is all, nothing more — gives finality to the clause

而已

• Exhiao korng Enggie`ee, y cit ee ji'ie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'hiao korng Efng'gie`ee, y cit ee jii'ie. Øe'hiao korng Efng'gie`ee, y cit ee jii'ie. (E'hiao korng Efng'gie ee, y cit ee nia'nia.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is the only one who can speak English.
  會講英語的,他一人而已。

• kaux ciaf (afnny) ji'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux ciaf (arn'ny) jii'ie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  only this and nothing more
  到此而已

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