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armbinbofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'biin'bofng; (axm'bofng'bofng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

very dark, deep black, pitch-black

漆黑的

• Hid kefng armbinbofng karm u khvoarkvix thafng siafji? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng axm'biin'bofng karm u khvoax'kvix thafng siar'ji?; Hid'kefng axm'biin'bofng karm u khvoax'kvix thafng siar'ji? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That room is very dark, can you see well enough to write characters?
  那間黑漆漆的,看得見能寫字嗎?

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?

gesea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gee'sea; gee'søea; (sea'gee) [[...]][i#] [p.]

satirize, mock, criticize

諷刺

• Cide thaxn khaq u ciah`leq, loa gaau gesøea laang, lie karm øe zay? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit e thaxn khaq u ciah lef, loa gaau gee'sea laang, lie karm e zay?; Cit'e thaxn khaq u ciah`leq, loa gaau gee'søea laang, lie karm øe zay? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't you know that when someone begins to make a little money how soon they begin to criticize others?
  一賺到錢,就很會諷刺人,你知道嗎?

hauxleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'leeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

an effect, efficacy

效能

• u hauxleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hau'leeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be effective
  有效能

• bøo hauxleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo hau'leeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be ineffective
  沒有效能

• Cid khoarn iøqar tuix kafmmo u hauxleeng (hauxlek, hau). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn iøh'ar tuix karm'mo u hau'leeng (hau'lek, hau). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This medicine is good for colds.
  這種藥對感冒有效。

hoafnkarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'karm [[...]][i#] [p.]

antipathy, unfavorable feeling

反感

• Tuix y u hoafnkarm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix y u hoarn'karm. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  harbor an antipathy against him
  對他有反感。

• Ynkhie laang ee hoafnkarm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Irn'khie laang ee hoarn'karm. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  incur a person's ill feeling
  引起人的反感。

• Tuix y ee hoafnkarm cyn kekliet. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix y ee hoarn'karm cyn keg'liet. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The feeling against him is intense.
  對他的反感很激烈。

hongpheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'pheeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

reputation

風評

• Hongpheeng hiahnih bae, karm u laang boeq chviax? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoong'pheeng hiaq'nih bae, karm u laang boeq chviax?; Hofng'pheeng hiaq'nih bae, karm u laang bøeq chviax? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His reputation is so bad will anyone hire him?
  風評那麼差,有人要僱他嗎?

ixkarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: i'karm [[...]][i#] [p.]

premonition, presentiment

預感

• u cit ee cyn m hør ee ixkarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u cit ee cyn m hør ee i'karm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a gloomy foreboding
  有一個很不好的預感

kafmsiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'siorng [[...]][i#] [p.]

mental reaction, what one thinks about a thing, the way one feels about a thing, impression, opinion

感想

• Lie tuix Taioaan ee kafmsiorng sviafkhoarn? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tuix Taai'oaan ee karm'siorng sviar'khoarn? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What are your impressions of Taiwan?
  你對台灣的感想如何?

• Lie u symmiq kafmsiorng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u sirm'miq karm'siorng? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What did you think of it? What is your impression of it?
  你有何感想?

konghau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'hau [[...]][i#] [p.]

effect, efficacy (of a method or medicine)

功效

• Cid hang iøqar tuix kafmmo u konghau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang iøh'ar tuix karm'mo u kofng'hau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This drug is good for colds.
  這種藥對感冒有功效。

• bøo konghau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo kofng'hau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ineffective, of no good
  沒有功效

mxcviakaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa'kaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

amazing, terrific, extraordinary, ugly (doesn't look like a human being)

不像人樣,想不到,真了不起,真不錯

• Svezøx hiahnih mxcviakaau, karm u laang boeq kex y? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svef'zøx hiaq'nih m'cviaa'kaau, karm u laang boeq kex y?; Svef/Svy'zøx/zøex hiaq'nih m'cviaa'kaau, karm u laang bøeq kex y? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Born that ugly, would anyone want to marry him?
  長得不像樣,有人要嫁給他嗎?

• Mxcviakaau køq e tiøh itterng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'cviaa'kaau køq e tiøh id'terng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That's amazing, you got first place.
  想不到會得第一。

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

appearance

樣子

• Y hid pan karm u hoatto thafng zøx gixoaan? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hid pan karm u hoad'to thafng zøx gi'oaan? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  With that kind of appearance is it possible for him to be an assemblyman?
  他那個樣子有辦法當議員嗎?

pauviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'viaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

certain to win

包贏

• Pysaix karm u itteng pauviaa ee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pie'saix karm u id'teng paw'viaa ee? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  In a contest is there any guarantee you will win?
  比賽哪有包贏的?

phvoarteng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvoax'teng [[...]][i#] [p.]

decide judgment

判定

• Lie afnny phvoarteng, karm u symmiq zerngkix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie arn'ny phvoax'teng, karm u sirm'miq zexng'kix? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You decided the case that way, do you have any proof?
  你這樣判定,難道有證據嗎?

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