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aeiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'iong [[...]][i#] [p.]

love to use, prefer to use

愛用

huieiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huix'iong [[...]][i#] [p.]

cost, expenses, expenditure, outlay

費用

• eng kongsy ee huieiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng kofng'sy ee huix'iong [[...]][i#] [p.]
  at the expense of the company
  用公司的費用

• huxtafm huieiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'tafm huix'iong [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bear the expenses of
  負擔費用

• cietserng huieiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'serng huix'iong [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cut down expenses
  節省費用

• Huieiong taixkhaix aix nng zhefng khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Huix'iong tai'khaix aix nng zhefng khof. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The outlay will come to about NT$2,000
  費用大概要兩千塊。

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

khuiphoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'phoax [[...]][i#] [p.]

explain why and how

開破,說明

• Gyn'ar maix kannaf iong phaq ee, aix khuiphoax ho y thviaf ciaq u hau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar maix kafn'naf iong phaq ee, aix khuy'phoax ho y thviaf ciaq u hau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't just hit a child, for better results explain why its wrong and how to change.
  小孩子不要只用打的,應解釋給他聽才有用。

kuxheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

old style

舊型

• Hid khoarn tiexn'oexky si kuxheng'ee, aix iong kar ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn tien'oe'ky si ku'heeng'ee, aix iong kar ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kind of phone is old fashioned, you have to crank it.
  那種電話機是舊型的,要用搖的。

porchiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pox'chiøq [[...]][i#] [p.]

ruler used to measure cloth

布尺

• Niuu sengkhw aix iong porchiøq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niuu sefng'khw aix iong pox'chiøq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When making body measurements you must use a cloth measuring ruler.
  量身體要用布尺。

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