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a'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

madam of a brothel

老娼

• A'thaau ciuxsi za'bofkefng ee lawpafnniuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Af'thaau ciu'si zaf'bor'kefng ee lao'parn'niuu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  An a-thau is the wife of the brothel owner or she herself is the owner.
  老娼就是妓女院的老闆娘。

angthauee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'thaau'ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

Taoist priest

道士

be [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be bøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot, will not, expresses simple future improbability inherent in the nature of the subject, precedes an adjective to negate an undesirable quality like bitter or painful, the negative of "e"

不,不會

• Goar be kviaf (aekhuxn, zhuietaf, iaw). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be kviaf (aix'khuxn, zhuix'taf, iaw). Goar bøe kviaf (aix'khuxn, zhuix'taf, iaw). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am (was) not afraid. (sleepy, thirsty, hungry)
  我不怕(睏,口渴,餓)。

• Goar khvoax, be løqho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax, be løh'ho. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't think it will rain.
  我看,不會下雨。

• Niaw be kor'mngg, kao be ka niawchie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw be kox'mngg, kao be ka niao'chie. Niaw bøe kox'mngg, kao be ka niao'chie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Cats do not watch the door, dogs do not catch rats.
  貓不會看門,狗不會捉老鼠。

• Cymmar lie e aix khuxn be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'mar lie e aix khuxn be? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Are you sleepy now?
  現在你想睡嗎?

• Lie ee thaukhag e thviax be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee thaau'khag e thviax be? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you have a head-ache?
  你的頭會痛嗎?

• Goar zang'axm cyn kvoaa, lie e kvoaa be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zafng'axm cyn kvoaa, lie e kvoaa be? Goar zafng'axm cyn kvoaa, lie øe kvoaa bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I was very cold last night, were you?
  昨晚我很冷,你冷嗎?

bu'thaau kong'axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'thaau kofng'axn [[...]][i#] [p.]

an unverified case

無頭公案

• Zhoe bøo zerngkix ee ciuxsi bu'thaau kong'axn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhoe bøo zexng'kix ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn. Zhøe bøo zexng'kux`ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  An unverified case means not being able to find any evidence.
  找不到證據的就是無頭公案。

zah laang ee oexthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zah laang ee oe'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

interrupt a man when speaking, to cut short another's long story

打斷人的話

chiwkofthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'kor'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

elbow

手肘

• Y ee svaf chiwkofthaau phoax cid khafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee svaf chiuo'kor'thaau phoax cid khafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His coat is worn out at the elbow.
  他衣服的肘部破了一個洞。

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