Taiwanese-English dictionary full-text search

auxlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

back road, bribe

後路,後門

• Cit'hang taixcix na bøo kviaa auxlo pan bøe seeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang tai'cix na bøo kviaa au'lo pan be seeng.; Cid'hang tai'cix na bøo kviaa au'lo pan bøe seeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is no way of getting this done unless we offer a bribe. (Lit. walk the back road)
  這件事若不走後門辦不成。

bøsiaf putseeng tiaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'siaf pud'seeng tiaxm [[...]][i#] [p.]

shop won't prosper unless it gives credit

不賒不成店

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

take care of, manage properly, rear and educate, help out

養育

• Gyn'ar bøo laang chviaa karm e seeng laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar bøo laang chviaa karm e seeng laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If no one cares for a child, can it possibly grow up into an adult.
  孩子沒人養育能成人嗎?

kaezai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'zai [[...]][i#] [p.]

depend upon (as circumstances), consist in, to lie between

在於

• Sengkofng ahsi sitpai kaezai lie bøeq loflek aq bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Seeng'kofng ar'si sid'pai kaix'zai lie boeq lor'lek ar bøo.; Seeng'kofng iaq'si sid'pai kaix'zai lie bøeq lor'lek aq bøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Success or failure depends upon (lies between) whether you will work hard or not.
  成功或者失敗在於你要不要努力。

• Khoaelok kaezai boafnciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khoaix'lok kaix'zai boarn'ciog. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Happiness consists in contentment.
  快樂在於滿足。

khaq extaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq e'taxng [[...]][i#] [p.]

more likely to be able to

比較能

• Seakafn, bøo tekkhag u hagbun ee laang khaq extaxng sengkofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'kafn, bøo teg'khag u hak'bun ee laang khaq e'taxng seeng'kofng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  In the world the better educated people are not necessarily more likely to succeed.
  世間,不一定有學問的人較能成功。

paxnphoee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pan'phoee; pan'phøee [[...]][i#] [p.]

surmise, think, believe, consider erroneously

以為

• Thvy hiahnih of, paxnphoee e løqho, køq løh bøo seeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thvy hiaq'nih of, pan'phoee e løh'ho, køq løh bøo seeng.; Thvy hiaq'nih of, pan'phøee øe løh'ho, køq løh bøo seeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The sky was so dark that it looked like it was going to rain but it didn't.
  天那麼黑,以為會下雨,竟然沒下。

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

resemble, look like, be alike, be similar to

像

• bøo seeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo seeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not resemble
  不像

• cyn seeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn seeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  resemble closely
  很像

• liøqliøqar seeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liøh'liøh'ar seeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bear some resemblance
  有一點像

seng'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]

sincerity, faith, sincere, true

誠意

• bøo-seng'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo seeng'ix; bøo-seeng'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  insincere
  沒有誠意

• piawsi seng'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piao'si seeng'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  show one's good faith
  表示誠意

• Seng'ix ciah zuie tvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Seeng'ix ciah zuie tvy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  water drunk in good faith tastes sweet — A host inviting close friends need not worry about what type of food to serve
  若有誠意,喝水也覺得甜。

sengsit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'sit [[...]][i#] [p.]

upright, trustworthy, honest(ly), faithful(ly)

誠實

• bøo sengsit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo seeng'sit [[...]][i#] [p.]
  insincere, untruthful
  不誠實

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

buy or sell on credit

賒

• Goar siaf y cit koaxn ciuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar siaf y cit koaxn ciuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I sold him a bottle of wine on credit.
  我賒他一瓶酒。

• Bøo siaf putseeng tiaxm, siaf liao tiaxm putseeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo siaf pud'seeng tiaxm, siaf liao tiaxm pud'seeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Without giving credit one can't do business, but yet giving credit is ruinous.
  無賒不成店,賒了店不成。

• dictionary: Maryknoll (55901 rows)
• columns: idx, x, M, u, en, zh, ns
• you may specify column(s): m:too, or en:too
• About MTL Toolbox | LearnTaiwanese.org
• time: 9