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zaixsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'svef [[...]][i#] [p.]

be among the living, be living, be in the world, not dead

在世

• Zaixsvef ciah cit liap tau, khahhør syau haux ti'thaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'svef ciah cit liap tau, khaq'hør sie'au haux ty'thaau.; Zai'svef/svy ciah cit liap tau, khaq'hør sie'au haux ty'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's better to take care of parents while they are alive rather than make a show of being filial at their funeral. (Lit. Better to give parents one bean when living rather than to offer them a pig's head after they die.)
  在生吃一粒豆,勝過死後孝豬頭。父母在世時好好孝敬,比在身後才大事祭拜有意義。

• Zaixsvef m haux na'aau, syau ciaq haux kvoazha'thaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'svef m haux naa'aau, sie'au ciaq haux kvoaf'zhaa'thaau.; Zai'svef/svy m haux naa'aau, sie'au ciaq haux kvoaf'zhaa'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to pay respect to parents after they die after not taking care of them while they were living, unfilial
  父母在生不養,死後才想孝敬。

zøethaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zee'thaau; zøee'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

round off a sum (to the next lowest whole number)

整數

• Sngx zethaau khix, karm m hør? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sngx zee'thaau khix, karm m hør? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Round it off to the nearest whole number, okay?
  算整數,不好嗎?

zhaythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhae'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

an omen

彩頭,預兆

• hør-zhaythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør zhae'thaau; hør-zhae'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  good omen
  好預兆

• phvae zhaythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae zhae'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bad omen
  壞預兆

hvafthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvar'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

frighten people

嚇嚇人

• Y si hør hvafthaau niaxnia, sidzai bøo symmiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si hør hvar'thaau nia'nia, sit'zai bøo sirm'miq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He only frightens people, it's not very serious matter.
  他是嚇嚇人而已,實在沒什麼。

hør zhaythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør zhae'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

good omen

好彩頭

høfhvafthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'hvar'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

good outward appearance, dominant (power).

外表威武

• Y si høfhvafthaau niaxnia, kisit cyn bøo tvar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si hør'hvar'thaau nia'nia, kii'sit cyn bøo tvar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He only has a fierce appearance actually he is very shy.
  他是外表威武而已,其實是膽子小。

høfthaau putjuu høfbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'thaau pud'juu hør'boea; hør'thaau pud'juu hør'bøea [[...]][i#] [p.]

A good end is more important than a good beginning.

好始不如好終,好頭不如好尾)。

khøfkiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'kiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

it is evident, it is obvious that

可見

• Khøfkiexn y bøexhiao korng Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khør'kiexn y be'hiao korng Taai'oaan'oe.; Khør'kiexn y bøe'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is obvious that he can not speak Taiwanese.
  可見他不會說台語。

• Khøfkiexn y ee thaunao cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khør'kiexn y ee thaau'nao cyn hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is obvious that he is very clever.
  可見他的頭腦很好。

khvoarthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

outward appearance, external look

外觀

• Y si hør khvoarthaau niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si hør khvoax'thaau nia'nia. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Only his outward appearance is good.
  他只是好看而已。

thauzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'zhae [[...]][i#] [p.]

first prize in a lottery, omen

彩頭,預兆

• høfthauzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'thaau'zhae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  good omen
  好預兆

thaunao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'nao [[...]][i#] [p.]

brains

頭腦

• bøo thaunao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thaau'nao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have no brains, forgetful
  沒有頭腦,記性壞

• thaunao bae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'nao bae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be dull
  頭腦壞

• thaunao hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'nao hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a clear intellect
  頭腦好

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