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baxnsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'sexng [[...]][i#] [p.]

chronic disease, sluggish disposition

慢性

• Hid ee laang cyn baxnsexng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn ban'sexng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very slow.
  那個人是慢性子的。

bøexjin`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'jin'tid; bøe'jin`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot recognize, cannot be recognized, do not recognize

不認得

• Hit'ee laang ee bin lie øexjin`tid`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang ee bin lie e'jin'tid `be?; Hid'ee laang ee bin lie øe'jin`tid`bøe?; (Lie e'jin'tid hid ee laang `be?) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Can you recognize that person's face? (Do you recognize that person?)
  那個人你認得嗎?

bøzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhae [[...]][i#] [p.]

regrettable, unfortunate, unlucky, too bad, wasteful, unworthy

可惜

• Hid ee laang sykhix, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang sie'khix, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was unfortunate that that person died.
  那個人死了,很可惜。

• Hid zhud tiexnviar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid zhud tien'viar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was unfortunate that I was unable to see that movie.
  那部電影沒看到,很可惜。

• Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thihbea, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thiq'bea, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Too bad you took that shirt to wipe off the bicycle.
  那件衣服拿去擦自行車,很可惜。

bungvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'gvar [[...]][i#] [p.]

elegance, elegant, genteel, refined, gracefulness, to act as a gentleman or in a gallant way

文雅

• Y kofng'oe cyn bungvar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe cyn buun'gvar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He speaks very gracefully.
  他講話很文雅。

• Hid ee laang cyn bungvar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn buun'gvar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That person is very elegant.
  那個人很文雅。

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

fierce and cruel, savage

凶殘

• Hid ee laang cyn zhaan, iong tøar tuqsie cit ee laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn zhaan, iong tøf'ar tuh'sie cit ee laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That man is very fierce, he used a knife to stab someone.
  那個人很凶殘,用刀子殺死了一個人。

zhanzngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf [[...]][i#] [p.]

fields and villages, the countryside

鄉下

• zhanzngf ee sofzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf ee sor'zai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  country place
  鄉下的地方

• zhanzngf-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf'laang; zhaan'zngf-laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  country lad
  鄉下人

• zhanzngf-soong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf'soong; zhaan'zngf-soong [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bumpkin, hick, rustic
  土包子

• Hid ee laang cyn zhanzngsoong, iao mxbad khvoarkvix siuimky. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn zhaan'zngf'soong, iao m'bad khvoax'kvix siw'ym'ky. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's a real hick, he has never seen a radio.
  那個人很土, 還未見過收音機。

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

draft, the running hand, rough copy or original draft, careless, carelessly

草,潦草

• Hid ee laang siafji cyn zhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang siar'ji cyn zhør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His handwriting is very cursive.
  那個人寫字很草。

• Chviar lie zhør cit ee axn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie zhør cit ee axn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Please make a draft.
  請你草擬一個案子。

• løfzhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lør'zhør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  do carelessly
  潦草

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

vinegar

醋

• ciaqzhox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'zhox [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be jealous
  吃醋

• Hid ee laang cyn gaau ciaqzhox. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn gaau ciah'zhox. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very prone to jealousy.
  那個人很會吃醋。

zhunchviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhwn'chviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

very clear

明白,清楚

• Hid khoarn køkøtvii ee laang boeq arnzvoar korng e zhunchviaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn køo'køo'tvii ee laang boeq axn'zvoar korng e zhwn'chviaf?; Hid khoarn køo'køo'tvii ee laang bøeq axn'zvoar korng øe zhwn'chviaf? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How are you going to make things clear to that kind of pest?
  那種糾纏不清的人,要如何說得清楚?

zhud-hongthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'hofng'thaau; zhud-hofng'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

be famous, seek publicity

出風頭

• Hid ee laang cyn zhut'hongthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn zhud'hofng'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is well known.
  那個人很出風頭。

• Y cyn aix zhut'hongthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn aix zhud'hofng'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very obtrusive.
  他很愛出風頭。

cimciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym'ciog [[...]][i#] [p.]

careful, consider carefully, be cautious as in investigating well before acting, make sure

仔細,小心

• Hid ee isefng khvoax pvexlaang khvoartiøh cyn cimciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee y'sefng khvoax pve'laang khvoax'tiøh cyn cym'ciog.; Hid'ee y'sefng khvoax pve/pvi'laang khvoax'tiøh cyn cym'ciog. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The doctor examines patients carefully.
  那個醫生看病人診察得很仔細。

• Afnnef tiøh ar mxtiøh? Lie køq khix ka y cimciog cit e. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef tiøh ar m'tiøh? Lie køq khix ka y cym'ciog cit e. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Is that right? Go back to see him and make sure of it
  這樣子對不對 ? 你再去仔細瞧瞧。

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

take him on his own terms, on (one's) own terms

遷就

• Hid khoarn arpax ee laang, tiliao ciu y ygoa karm iao u paxnhoad? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn ax'pax ee laang, tii'liao ciu y ie'goa karm iao u pan'hoad? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kind of oppressive person, how can you do anything but meet him on his own terms?
  那種不講理的人,除了遷就他以外,還有辦法嗎?

zøxheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zø'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

model

造型

• Laang hiaam hid kefng zhux ee zøxheeng bøo hør khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang hiaam hid kefng zhux ee zø'heeng bøo hør khvoax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  People say that the shape of that home doesn't look good.
  有人嫌那間房子的造型不好看。

eh-cvicvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eh'cvy'cvy; øeh-cvy'cvy [[...]][i#] [p.]

confined (space), very narrow

很狹小

• Hid terng binzhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø eqcvicvy af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid terng biin'zhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø eh'cvy'cvy af.; Hid'terng biin'zhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø øeh'cvy'cvy af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That bed is very narrow for three people to sleep on.
  那張床如果睡三個人就很窄了.

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

generous, open handed, untruthfully boastful, exaggerated, swollen from disease

馬虎,誇大不實,浮腫

• eng cvii harmhaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng cvii haxm'haxm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  spend money freely, engage in conspicuous consumption
  用錢馬虎

• kofng'oe harmhaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe haxm'haxm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk at random, not come to the point, be unreliable
  講話不實

• zøx taixcix harmhaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx tai'cix haxm'haxm; zøx/zøex tai'cix haxm'haxm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  do things by halves, skimp on one's work, do without any definite aim
  做事馬虎

• Hid ee laang harmhaxm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang haxm'haxm. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He does not care about anything. He does everything carelessly.
  那人很馬虎

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

shout, bawl, to roar at, to thunder at, to say disagreeable things, speak loud and angrily

吆喝,叱吒,責怪

• Goar kiøx y mxthafng afnnef, tientøx ho y had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kiøx y m'thafng arn'nef, tiefn'tøx ho y had. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I told him not to do it and he got angry at me.
  我勸他不要這樣,反而被他責怪。

• Hid ee thaukef cyn gaau ka laang had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee thaau'kef cyn gaau ka laang had. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That employer get angry at his workers very easily.
  那個老闆喜歡叱吒人。

giafmgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giarm'gve [[...]][i#] [p.]

fortitude, firm, resolute (of strong character)

硬朗,堅忍

• Hid ee huxjinlaang cyn giafmgve (giafmgvi). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee hu'jiin'laang cyn giarm'gve (giarm'gvi). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That woman is stouthearted.
  那個婦人很堅忍。

• Cid ee seahaxn gynnar khaf cyn giafmgve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee sex'haxn girn'nar khaf cyn giarm'gve. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This little child is very sure-footed.
  這個小孩的腿很強壯。

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

that (always followed by a measure)

那

• hid ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hid ee laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  that person
  那個人

• hid purn zheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hid purn zheq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  that book
  那本書

• hid ee sii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hid ee sii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  at that time
  那時,當時

• hit'tongsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hid'tofng'sii; hid''tofng'sii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  in those days, at that time
  當時

hvoaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoaai; (hvuii, heeng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

crosswise, sideways, horizontal, wicked

橫,蠻橫

• tit six zhuxn, hvoaai lak zhuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tit six zhuxn, hvoaai lak zhuxn.; tit six zhuxn, hvoaai lak zhuxn.; (tharn'tit six zhuxn, tharn'hvoaai lak zhuxn.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  four by six inches
  直的四吋,橫的六吋。

• Hid ee laang cyn hvoaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn hvoaai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very crude, violent or unreasonable
  那個人很蠻橫。

• bøo korng hvoaai, bøo korng tit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo korng hvoaai, bøo korng tit [[...]][i#] [p.]
  saying nothing one way or the other
  一句話也不講的。

hoankixka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'ki'ka [[...]][i#] [p.]

so confused that it cannot be understood, someone being unreasonable

理不清,刁蠻,不通情理

• Kab hid khoarn hoankixka ee laang korng, nar korng e zhunchviaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kab hid khoarn hoafn'ki'ka ee laang korng, nar korng e zhwn'chviaf? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you talk to that kind of unreasonable person how can you make any sense.
  跟那種不通情理的人說,怎麼說得通?

• Hid ee laang hoankixka. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang hoafn'ki'ka. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That guy is very unreasonable.
  那個人刁蠻不講理。

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

distinguished, sophisticated

風流

• Hid ee laang cyn hoef, kaw be ciør lypeng'iuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn hoef, kaw be ciør lie'peeng'iuo.; Hid'ee laang cyn hoef, kaw bøe ciør lie/luo'peeng'iuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That person is very distinguished, he has a lot of women friends.
  那個人很風流,交很多女朋友。

iaolerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'lerng [[...]][i#] [p.]

crux of a matter, the point, the way of doing something, the gist

要領

• Hid ee laang iaolerng cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang iaux'lerng cyn hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a shrewd man. He does everything well.
  那個人要領很好。

• Y kofng'oe ee iaolerng cyn bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe ee iaux'lerng cyn bae.; (Y korng'oe pud teg iaux'lerng.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I can't get the point of his argument at all. I cannot make him out at all.
  他講話的要領很差,他講話不得要領。

• M zaiviar iaolerng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M zay'viar iaux'lerng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't know how to do it.
  不懂要領

iawsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'siu [[...]][i#] [p.]

short-lived, die young, wicked

夭壽,短命,缺德

• Hid ee laang cyn iawsiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn iao'siu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  short-lived, die young, wicked
  那個人很缺德。

• iawsiuar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'siu'ar; (iao'siu sie'girn'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You short-lived wretch! (said in scolding a lad)
  短命的小鬼(罵人)

itmoo putpoat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'moo pud'poat [[...]][i#] [p.]

too stingy (to pull out a hair)

一毛不拔

• Hid ee laang itmoo putpoat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang id'moo pud'poat [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very stingy.
  那個人一毛不拔。

kausexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaau'sexng [[...]][i#] [p.]

impatient, short-tempered

急性

• Hid ee laang hiahnih kausexng, nar eeng e tiaau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang hiaq'nih kaau'sexng, nar eeng e tiaau? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That guy is so much like a monkey, how can he relax?
  那個人那麼急性,怎麼閒得下來?

kehli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keq'li [[...]][i#] [p.]

segregation

隔離

• Hid ee pvexlaang tiøh kehli. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee pve'laang tiøh keq'li.; Hid'ee pve/pvi'laang tiøh keq'li. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The patient must be isolated.
  那個病人必須隔離。

khviw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khviw; (khviw'khao) [[...]][i#] [p.]

dialect, peculiar pronunciation, a brogue

土音,腔調

• Hid ee goaxkog-laang korng Taioaan-oe lorng bøo khviw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee goa'kog'laang korng Taai'oaan'oe lorng bøo khviw.; Hid ee goa'kog-laang korng Taai'oaan-oe lorng bøo khviw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That foreigner speaks Taiwanese like a native.
  那個外國人講臺灣話都沒有腔調。

• Logkarng-khviw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lok'karng'khviw; Lok'karng-khviw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  peculiar brogue of Lok-kang area, similar to Choan-chiu-khiu*
  鹿港腔調

khoafnsid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoarn'sid [[...]][i#] [p.]

form, model, pattern, sort. It seems that...

樣子

• Hid ee laang si symmiq khoafnsid? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang si sirm'miq khoarn'sid? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What is the man like?
  那個人是什麼樣子?

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

clown, play the fool, comical, funny

瘋癲

• Hid ee laang khongkhofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang khofng'khofng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a clown. He is a jester.
  那個人瘋瘋癲癲。

• Maix khofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix khofng; (Maix keg'khofng.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Stop your nonsense.
  不要裝瘋了。

• kekkhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg'khofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  jest, play the fool
  裝瘋

kusuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw'suy; (kw'mof) [[...]][i#] [p.]

evasive, secretive

不乾脆

• Hid ee laang cyn kusuy, tviaxtvia bøo siuo ioksog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn kw'suy, tvia'tvia bøo siuo iog'sog. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That man is very evasive, he never keeps his promises.
  那個人很不乾脆,常常不守信用。

mxsi-khafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si'khafng; m'si-khafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

precautions should be taken, powerful rival

很利害,難纏

• Hid ee laang mxsixkhafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang m'si'khafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Precautions should be taken against him. He is a dangerous man. He is a powerful rival.
  那個人很利害。

• Cid ee hongthay mxsixkhafng ox. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee hofng'thay m'si'khafng ox. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This typhoon is a terrible one.
  這個颱風很利害。

phvaykhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'khafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

uncanny, haunted, jinxed, tricky

不祥,奸詐,難纏

• phvaykhafng ee zhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'khafng ee zhux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  haunted house
  凶宅

• Hid sofzai cyn phvaykhafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid sor'zai cyn phvae'khafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That place is very uncanny.
  那地方很不祥。

• Hid ee laang cyn phaykhafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn phae'khafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That person is jinxed (tricky).
  那人很奸詐難纏。

putjiin-putgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'jiin'pud'gi; pud'jiin-pud'gi [[...]][i#] [p.]

irreligious and unjust

不仁不義

• Kaupoee hid khoarn putjinputgi ee laang u sviar loxiong? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaw'poee hid khoarn pud'jiin'pud'gi ee laang u sviar lo'iong? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Of what value is it to associate with irreligious and unjust people?
  交那種不仁不義的人有什麼用?

soasoaf-sapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soaf'soaf'sab'sab; soaf'soaf-sab'sab [[...]][i#] [p.]

picayune, inconsequential, minute details

零零碎碎,囉囉嗦嗦

• Hid ee laang cyn soasoaf sapsab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn soaf'soaf sab'sab. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That person is making a pest of himself over picayune inconsequential matters.
  那個人很囉囉嗦嗦。

suohae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sux'hae [[...]][i#] [p.]

universal, magnanimous

四海,慷慨大方

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