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kociorng laan beeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'ciorng laan beeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
the palm of one hand cannot clap and make a sound, cannot do without assistance
孤掌難鳴

Na bøo lie pangbaang, goar kociorng laan beeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo lie pafng'baang, goar kof'ciorng laan beeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Without your help, my applause would be difficult to hear.
若沒有你幫忙,我孤掌難鳴。

bøphvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'phvoa [[...]][i#] [p.]

without a companion, alone

沒伴

kotvoaf bøphvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'tvoaf bøo'phvoa [[...]][i#] [p.]
solitary, alone, lonely, friendless
孤單沒伴

bukof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

the innocent, not guilty

無辜

sat'hai bukof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sad'hai buu'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]
kill the innocent
殺害無辜

zha'kof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaa'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

useless and poisonous mushrooms growing on trees

木菇

zhaekof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

title or address of strict vegetarian women

菜姑,尼姑

zhawkof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhao'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

mushroom

草菇

zhoankof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoafn'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

village girls

村姑

ciqkof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cih'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

coated tongue

舌苔

ciqthay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cih'thay; (cih'kof, cih kied'thay) [[...]][i#] [p.]

coated tongue

舌苔

hae kof ciøh noa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae kof ciøh noa [[...]][i#] [p.]

for ever and ever

海枯石爛

hae taf ciøh noa, hae kof sek lan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae taf ciøh noa, hae kof sek lan [[...]][i#] [p.]

I will remain faithful to you even if the sea dries up and stones rots.

海枯石爛

haokof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haux'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

make offerings to a spirit that has no descendants, to eat (used in scolding)

祭犒,吃飯(粗話)

he'kof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hee'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

the locust shrimp

蝦蛄

hviukof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviw'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

edible dried mushrooms

香菇

hoafnluxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'luxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

moist, damp

潮濕

Miqkvia na hoafnluxn ciu e svekof kaq zhaophuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih'kvia na hoarn'luxn ciu e svef'kof kaq zhaux'phuo.; Mih'kvia na hoarn'luxn ciu øe svef/svy'kof kaq zhaux'phuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
If things are damp they will get so moldy they will begin to stink and turn green.
東西如果潮濕,就會長霉發味。

høefkimkof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'kym'kof; høea'kym'kof; (hoea'kym'zhvef) [[...]][i#] [p.]

firefly, glowworm

螢火蟲

høea siøf koliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea siøf kof'liaau; høea siøf kof'liaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

no hope, hopeless (Lit. the net house is burnt down, it's hopeless.)

火燒罟寮,形容無望了

Itcioxng kofng seeng baxnkud kof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Id cioxng kofng seeng ban kud kof.; Id'cioxng kofng seeng ban'kud kof. [[...]][i#] [p.]

general achieves renown over the dead bodies of 10,000 soldiers — The achievements of a general cost thousands of lives.

一將功成萬骨枯。

it'ix ko'heeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'ix kof'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

do something against the advice of the others

一意孤行

viukof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuu'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

foreign mushroom

洋菇

jixkof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

second aunt

二姑媽

kaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw; (kof) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ditch, waterway, moat, stream, gutter, drain

溝

zhankauar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'kaw'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
irrigation-ditch
田渠

zuykaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'kaw [[...]][i#] [p.]
ditch, water channel
水溝

zurnkaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuxn'kaw [[...]][i#] [p.]
channel for irrigation
圳溝

kengkof sutkoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'kof sud'koar [[...]][i#] [p.]

have compassion on the orphan and the widow

矜孤恤寡

khankof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

net fish from the sea

網魚(打魚之一種)

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

assist, patronize

提攜,栽培

Y khanseeng cyn ze kojii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khafn'seeng cyn ze kof'jii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He patronized many orphans. (as giving them living expenses, school expenses etc.)
他栽培很多孤兒。

ko'piao cy'moe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'piao cie'moe [[...]][i#] [p.]

paternal female cousins, "a-ko's" daughters

姑表姊妹

ko'piao hviati [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'piao hviaf'ti [[...]][i#] [p.]

paternal male cousins, "a-ko's" sons

姑表兄弟

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

paternal aunt, maiden, tolerate, for the time being, meanwhile

姑

a'kof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]
one's father's sisters
姑媽

ko'pøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'pøo [[...]][i#] [p.]
one's grandfather's sisters or one's mother's "a-ko".
姑婆

toaxkof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]
father's eldest sister
大姑媽

jixkof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]
father's second oldest sister
二姑

nikof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nii'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]
Buddhist nuns
尼姑

siøfkof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]
husband's younger sisters
小姑(丈夫之妹)

toax'niukof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'niuu'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]
husband's elder sisters
大姑(丈夫之姊)

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

withered, decayed, dried (wood)

枯

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

crime, fault, guilt, to be ungrateful for

辜

bukof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]
innocent, not guilty
無辜

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

fatherless, lonely, solitary, alone, orphan

孤

kof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof; (kox) [[...]][i#] [p.]

purchase, to buy

購

zhaykox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhae'kox [[...]][i#] [p.]
purchase on a big scale (as a factory buys raw materials)
採購

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

mushrooms, fungus, mould

菰,菇

zha'kof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaa'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]
poisonous mushrooms growing on trees, toadstools
柴菇,菰

zhawkof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhao'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]
cultivated edible mushrooms
草菰

hviukof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviw'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]
edible mushrooms (esp. dried)
香菇

svekof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'kof; (hoad'kof) [[...]][i#] [p.]
go moldy, get musty
發霉

ko'aizuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'ay'zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

father-and-motherless orphan (used in obituaries)

孤哀子

kocviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'cviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

coax, implore with sweet and soft words

誘哄,好言勸誘

Kocviaa gynnar ciah iøqar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kof'cviaa girn'nar ciah iøh'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
coax a child to take medicine
誘哄孩子吃藥

kociorng laan beeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'ciorng laan beeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

one palm cannot clap and make a sound — cannot do without assistance, both parties share equally the blame for the quarrel

孤掌難鳴

ko'hang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hang [[...]][i#] [p.]

individual event

單項

ko'haang togchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'haang tok'chi [[...]][i#] [p.]

having a monopoly because of exclusive possession

孤行獨市

ko'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu [[...]][i#] [p.]

behave ungratefully, requite kindness with ingratitude, disappoint, be unfaithful to a person

辜負

ko'hu laang ee høfix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu laang ee hør'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]
act ungratefully after receiving other's good wishes
辜負人的好意

ko'hu lirn lauxpe chi lie kaq ciaq toaxhaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu lirn lau'pe chi lie kaq ciaq toa'haxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
waste your father's efforts in bringing you up.
辜負你父親養育你這麼大

ko'huun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'huun [[...]][i#] [p.]

disembodied spirit with no one to make offerings to it

孤魂

koiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'iaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

address for a man by his wife's family and servant

傭人對女婿的稱呼

koyn huxgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'yn hu'gi [[...]][i#] [p.]

act ungratefully after receiving kindness, favor

辜恩負義

kojii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'jii [[...]][i#] [p.]

orphan

孤兒

koji'vi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'jii'vi [[...]][i#] [p.]

orphanage

孤兒院

ko'khiaxzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'khia'zhux; (kof'tex'zhux) [[...]][i#] [p.]

solitary house, isolated dwelling

獨門獨戶

ko'khor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'khor [[...]][i#] [p.]

alone and helpless

孤苦

ko'khut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'khut [[...]][i#] [p.]

solitary, without relatives, without an heir

孤零,無後嗣

ko'khut zeqzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'khut zeh'zerng [[...]][i#] [p.]
may you be left alone and your posterity cut off ( said in cursing)
孤零絕種

ko'khudsioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'khut'sioxng [[...]][i#] [p.]

eccentric, idiosyncratic, unsociable, un-neighborly

孤癖性

ko'kviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'kviar [[...]][i#] [p.]

an only son

獨生子

ko'kof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

alone, only

單單

ko'kof cit ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'kof cit ee laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
one person all alone
單單一個人

ko'kof cit purn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'kof cit purn [[...]][i#] [p.]
only one book
單單一本

kolao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'lao [[...]][i#] [p.]

mean (disposition), small and petty in dealing with others

孤癖

kolip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'lip [[...]][i#] [p.]

isolation, be isolated, stand alone, be helpless, be friendless

孤立

kolip buzo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'lip buu'zo; (kof'lip buu'oan) [[...]][i#] [p.]
be isolated and helpless
孤立無助(無援)

ko'mof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'mof [[...]][i#] [p.]

having no brother, sister or son

無親無戚

ko'mof zeqzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'mof zeh'zerng [[...]][i#] [p.]

having no relatives and children (a curse)

絕子絕孫

koniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'niuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

unmarried girls, Miss

姑娘

Ko'ofng hoextaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kof'ofng hoe'taam [[...]][i#] [p.]

Koo-Wang talks (meeting between Taipei and Beijing April 27-29 in Singapore)

辜汪會談

ko'phiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'phiaq [[...]][i#] [p.]

holding oneself aloof, disinclined to associate with others

孤癖

ko'pøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'pøo [[...]][i#] [p.]

paternal grandfather's sister or any old woman of same clan and same genealogical rank, respectful address to old woman of same surname, a dedicated church woman similar to a Sister

姑婆

ko'putciofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'pud'ciofng [[...]][i#] [p.]