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bøe-''toxngsuu''-tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be-''verb''-tid; bøe-''verb''-tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
expresses impossibility, equivalent to "not + verb + -able or -ible", The tone of the enclitic "tit" goes into the third tone and the verb before this enclitic does not change its tone. The affirmative is "øe + verb + tit"
不,不會
bøe ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'ciah; bøe ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]
poor appetite owing to illness, not to be able to eat very much
沒有食慾
bøexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao; bøe'hiao [[...]][i#] [p.]
do not know how to (affirmative form is øexhiao)
不會
bøe køeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be koex'chiuo; bøe køex'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
unable to do something successfully
沒得手
bøexpar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'par; bøe'par [[...]][i#] [p.]
insatiable appetite, greedy
不飽
bøextiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'tiaau; bøe'tiaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
not firmly fixed, fastened or tied
不牢,不上癮
bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]
use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)
無牛用馬耕,事出無奈
Bøe ciah Goxjit-zøeq zaxng, phoax hiuu m kafm paxng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe ciah go'jit'zeq zaxng, phoax'hiuu m'kafm paxng.; Bøe ciah Go'jit'zøeq zaxng, phoax hiuu m kafm paxng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Don't discard your heavy winter clothing until after May fifth
未吃五月節粽,破長襖不願放。
boxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boxng; (boxng'boxng) [[...]][i#] [p.]
thoughtless, careless, reckless
惘,放蕩
zhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof [[...]][i#] [p.]
beginning, the first
ciah axm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah axm; (ciah axm'png, ciah axm'tngx) [[...]][i#] [p.]
eat supper
吃晚飯
ciah-bøexkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be khix; ciah-bøe'khix; (ciah be liao) [[...]][i#] [p.]
can't eat that much
吃不了,吃不完
ciah-bøe koeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be koex'chiuo; ciah-bøe koex'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
get caught trying to deceive some one or steal something, get caught taking a bribe, no time to finish this meal
吃不到手,得不到手
ciah-bøexløqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be'løh'khix; ciah-bøe'løh'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
can't swallow, it won't go down, food that is not good or poor quality, have no appetite
吃不下
ciah be puii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be puii.; ciah bøe puii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
eat without getting fat, eats but doesn't grow or put on weight
吃不肥
ciah-bøexsiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be'siaw; ciah bøe'siaw [[...]][i#] [p.]
eat but be unable to digest incapable of fulfilling one's responsibilities
吃不消
ciah bøe siau'hoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be siaw'hoax; ciah bøe siaw'hoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
slow of digestion, indigestible food
吃不消化
ciah be taf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be taf; ciah bøe taf [[...]][i#] [p.]
cannot stand, unbearable, be unequal to the task
吃不消
ciah bøe tiaupag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be tiaau'pag; ciah bøe tiaau'pag [[...]][i#] [p.]
unable to retain food on the stomach
吃不上胃
ciah y bøextør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah y be'tør; ciah y bøe'tør [[...]][i#] [p.]
his work is too heavy or difficult for me
不能勝過他
ciaqkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'khuy [[...]][i#] [p.]
suffer loss, be victimized, be deceived (this term has a wide range of usage)
吃虧
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
hor tok be ciah kviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor tok be ciah kviar; hor tok bøe ciah kviar [[...]][i#] [p.]
No one is capable of hurting his own children (Even a vicious tigress will not eat its cubs.)
虎毒不食兒
hoeluxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee'luxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
moist, damp
潮濕
khaq... ia bøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq... ia be; khaq... ia bøe... [[...]][i#] [p.]
no matter how much...still will not
再怎麼…也不…
kviakhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
have good effect (as medicine)
生效
koarnsix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaxn'six [[...]][i#] [p.]
accustomed to (doing, the climate), familiar with
慣於,習慣
koeaaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'aau; (kex'aau) [[...]][i#] [p.]
pass through the throat, be swallowed
吞下喉
mng ciaqpar`bøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mng ciah'par boe; mng ciah'par`bøe [[...]][i#] [p.]
to trap a person into admitting guilt, ask a person if guilty or not (Lit. ask if finished eating yet)
興師問罪的套詞
siaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siaw [[...]][i#] [p.]
vanish, disappear, die out, disperse, eliminate, remove, extinguish, quench
tharn'extiøh, ciaqbextiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn'e'tiøh, ciah'be'tiøh; thaxn'øe'tiøh, ciah'bøe'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
earn a lot of money but get killed in the process (as a result)
賺得到吃不到
thaxn y bøextør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn y be tør; thaxn y bøe'tør; (ciah y be tør) [[...]][i#] [p.]
his work is too heavy or difficult for his strength or ability
賺不了,幹不了
tngxkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tng'kyn [[...]][i#] [p.]
complete cure, cure completely (radically)
斷根